Archive: 19/05/2016

Dropouts face a tough road, but support services can change results

Certain life experiences can worsen the negative effects of dropping out of school, but interventions and treatments can improve the odds for dropouts, a new study finds.

May 19, 2016

0

1

Hormone may offer new approach to type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Oxford University have found a hormone that may offer an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes.

May 19, 2016

Vitamin E a potential biomarker for development of brain tumors

Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden and the Cancer Registry of Norway have studied possible causes behind the development of brain tumours. The results, published in the journal Oncotarget, show differences in expression ...

May 19, 2016

Higher survival rate for overweight colorectal cancer patients than normal-weight patients

Overweight colorectal cancer patients were 55 percent less likely to die from their cancer than normal-weight patients who have the disease, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published today in JAMA Oncology.

May 19, 2016

0

0

Can a healthy lifestyle prevent cancer?

A large proportion of cancer cases and deaths among U.S. individuals who are white might be prevented if people quit smoking, avoided heavy drinking, maintained a BMI between 18.5 and 27.5, and got moderate weekly exercise ...

May 19, 2016

0

13

Visual impairment, blindness cases in US expected to double by 2050

With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based ...

May 19, 2016

0

45

Social media poses threat to people with intellectual disabilities

People with intellectual disabilities are more susceptible to exploitation and abuse, and the rise of the Internet only increases their vulnerability.

May 19, 2016

0

27

Support from family and friends important to helping prevent depression in teenagers

The importance of friendships and family support in helping prevent depression among teenagers has been highlighted in research from the University of Cambridge. The study, published in the open access journal PLOS ONE, also ...

May 19, 2016

0

30

Your gender-stereotypic genes may be giving you a leg up in dating

Your success at speed-dating might be influenced by your genetic make-up and your potential partner's ability to detect so-called "good genes," or genetic fitness. This is according to a study in Springer's journal Human ...

May 19, 2016

Identification of a chemotherapy resistance factor in breast cancer patients

Chemotherapy is a key part of the standard treatment regimen for triple-negative breast cancer patients whose cancer lacks expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 ...

May 19, 2016

page 6 from 11

Archive: 19/05/2016

Dropouts face a tough road, but support services can change results

Hormone may offer new approach to type 2 diabetes

Vitamin E a potential biomarker for development of brain tumors

Higher survival rate for overweight colorectal cancer patients than normal-weight patients

Can a healthy lifestyle prevent cancer?

Visual impairment, blindness cases in US expected to double by 2050

Social media poses threat to people with intellectual disabilities

Support from family and friends important to helping prevent depression in teenagers

Your gender-stereotypic genes may be giving you a leg up in dating

Identification of a chemotherapy resistance factor in breast cancer patients

Phys.org

Tech Xplore

Science X