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ScienceDaily: Top News

ScienceDaily: Top News

Animal study shows why long-time consumption of soyfoods reduces breast cancer recurrence

Posted: 19 Apr 2015 04:39 PM PDT

Women diagnosed with breast cancer are often told not to eat soyfoods or soy-based supplements because they can interfere with anti-estrogen treatment. But new research could eventually impact that advice, because in animals, a long history of eating soyfoods boosts the immune response against breast tumors, reducing cancer recurrence.

Getting foster youth through college will take structured support, study concludes

Posted: 19 Apr 2015 04:39 PM PDT

The college graduation rate for students who have lived in foster care is 3 percent, among the lowest of any demographic group in the country. And this rate is unlikely to improve unless community colleges institute formal programs to assist foster youth both financially and academically, concludes a new study.

Leading doctors warn that sepsis deaths will not be curbed without radical rethink of research strategy

Posted: 19 Apr 2015 04:37 PM PDT

Medical and public recognition of sepsis--thought to contribute to between a third and a half of all hospital deaths--must improve if the number of deaths from this common and potentially life-threatening condition are to fall, leading physicians say in a new article.

Literacy app improves school readiness in at-risk preschoolers

Posted: 19 Apr 2015 04:37 PM PDT

Using mobile apps in preschool classrooms may help improve early literacy skills and boost school readiness for low-income children, according to research. "Guided use of an educational app may be a source of motivation and engagement for children in their early years," said the study's author. "The purpose of our study was to examine if a motivating app could accelerate children's learning, which it did."
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