USC Study shows that 2 or more drinks a day doubles the risk of endometrial cancer in post menopausal women
Los Angeles, September 7, 2007—Postmenopausal women consuming two or more alcoholic beverages a day may double their risk of endometrial cancer, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). The study will appear in the International Journal of Cancer, and is now available online. [continue reading…]
A good reception year teacher makes the biggest and longest-lasting difference to primary school education.
An assessment of over 70,000 children from Durham University’s Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre reveals that a good reception year teacher has the biggest impact on primary school education.
The research, presented today at the British Educational Research Association Conference (BERA), suggests that while relative progress in each year of school is important, the earlier years are the most crucial. A modest boost in reception year is still detectable in the final year of his/her primary schooling at the age of 11, equivalent to a improvement of about a fifth of a level in a child’s SAT test results. This can be added to by boosts in later years. [continue reading…]
The future career path and creative direction of gifted youth can be predicted well by their performance on the SAT at age 13, a new study from Vanderbilt University finds. The study offers insights into how best to identify the nation’s most talented youth, which is a focus of the new $43 billion America Competes Act recently passed by Congress to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally. [continue reading…]
Common food additives and colorings can increase hyperactive behavior in a broad range of children, a study being released today found. Read New York Times article
