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Genetic screening could reveal hidden high risk for coronary heart disease

Finnish researchers have shown that genetic marker information can improve risk evaluation of coronary heart disease. The study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed ...

Cardiology created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Substance use, aggression linked in new study focused on Latino youth

(Medical Xpress)—Are high school age students who show aggression toward their peers more likely to consume alcohol, tobacco and marijuana? A new study of Latino adolescents in Kansas City, Mo., confirms this idea. But ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study links adolescent bullies to criminal behavior later

(Medical Xpress)—Adults who say they bullied others when they were adolescents may have a higher likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior later in life, according to new research from UT Dallas.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Diabetes target achievement up from 1999 to 2010, more needed

(HealthDay)—For U.S. adults with diabetes there has been an improvement in achievement of targets from 1999 to 2010, but many still do not meet the recommended goals, according to research published in ...

Diabetes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0