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Parental monitoring of opposite-gender child may decrease problem drinking in young adults

March 15, 2011
(Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs) Young adults whose parents monitor their social interactions may be less likely to display impulsive behavior traits and to have alcohol-related problems, a new study suggests. The level of monitoring is linked to parenting style, and the link is stronger with the parent ...

Parental monitoring of opposite-gender child may decrease problem drinking in young adults

March 14, 2011
Young adults whose parents monitor their social interactions may be less likely to display impulsive behavior traits and to have alcohol-related problems, a new study suggests. The level of monitoring is linked to parenting style, and the link is stronger with the parent of the opposite gender. ...

Interaction with opposite sex activates specific genes

January 13, 2011
Scientists from Texas have made an important step toward understanding human mating behavior by showing that certain genes become activated in fruit flies when they interact with the opposite sex. This research, published in the January 2011 issue of the journal GENETICS, shows that courtship behaviors may be far more ...

Gene Mutations Up Risk for Cancer in Opposite Breast

April 6, 2010
Younger women with diagnosis should consider genetic testing, experts say TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 55 who also have a genetic mutation that boosts their risk for the disease are more likely to get cancer in the ...

Breast cancer patients with BRCA mutations 4 times more likely to get cancer in opposite breast

April 6, 2010
Women with breast cancer before age 55 who carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 are four times more likely to develop cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to their initial tumor as compared to breast cancer patients without these genetic defects. These ...

Breast cancer patients with BRCA mutations 4 times more likely to get cancer in opposite breast

April 5, 2010
SEATTLE Women with breast cancer before age 55 who carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 are four times more likely to develop cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to their initial tumor as compared to breast cancer patients without these ...

Breast cancer patients with BRCA mutations 4 times more likely to get cancer in opposite breast

April 5, 2010
Women with breast cancer before age 55 who carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 are four times more likely to develop cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to their initial tumor as compared to breast cancer patients without these genetic defects.

Genes may exert opposite effects in diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease

March 22, 2010
Pediatric researchers analyzing DNA variations in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease have found a complex interplay of genes. Some genes have opposing effects, raising the risk of one disease while protecting against the other. In other cases, a gene variant may act in the same direction, raising ...

Genes may exert opposite effects in diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease

March 22, 2010
Pediatric researchers analyzing DNA variations in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease have found a complex interplay of genes. Some genes have opposing effects, raising the risk of one disease while protecting against the other. In other cases, a gene variant may act in the same direction, raising the ...

Genes may exert opposite effects in diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease

March 22, 2010
Pediatric researchers analyzing DNA variations in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease have found a complex interplay of genes. Some genes have opposing effects, raising the risk of one disease while protecting against the other. In other cases, a gene variant may act in the same direction, raising the ...

State tax incentives for filmmakers has opposite desired effect

March 22, 2010
Providing tax credit incentives to the movie industry to attract filming to non-traditional locations actually has a negative impact on state revenues, according to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Medicare reimbursement change meant to save money has opposite effect

February 8, 2010
ATLANTA-Feb. 8, 2009-Increased Medicare payments to physicians for outpatient surgeries for bladder cancer have led to a dramatic rise in the number of these procedures being performed and an overall increase in cost to the healthcare system. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in ...