http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In one of three studies, Pia Rosander carried out personality tests on 200 pupils in southern Sweden when they entered upper secondary school at 16. Three years later, when they received their final grades, she was able to observe a strong link between personality and grades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-school-favors-pupils-driven-conscientiousness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:05:12 EST news278247905 (Medical Xpress) -- When a teenager has an argument with their father, who do they seek out to talk through the situation? Do they turn to mom or dad? Associate Professor of Psychology Jeff Cookston explored this question in his latest study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-family-quarrels-teens.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:10:37 EST news254470228 Researchers from the Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Gothenburg have managed for the first time to obtain detailed information about the role of the protein metastasin in the spread of tumour cells. Published recently in the renowned Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the study paves the way for the development of new drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-tumor-cells.html Cancer Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:38:32 EST news252589104 Prison inmates frequently have a strong history of drug use and misuse, especially during the time prior to incarceration, and drugs often are the driving force behind the offense itself. New research, published in BioMed Central's newly launched open access journal Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, shows that ex-offenders struggle to remain drug free after release from prison and identifies factors that can help them succeed. Interviews with former inmates show that they themselves recognize that returning to former living environments (former friends and an easy access to drugs) is a strong trigger for drug use and overdose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-drug-overdose-ex-prisoners-view.html Addiction Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:14:55 EST news251007283 Interventions targeting malaria, such as insecticide-treated bed nets, antimalarial drugs and mosquito control, could substantially reduce cases of bacteraemia, which kill hundreds of thousands of children each year in Africa and worldwide. This is the conclusion of research published today in the Lancet and funded by the Wellcome Trust. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-malaria-strategies-substantially-killer-bacterial.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:19:02 EST news234587927