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Stress :: Adolescents, teenagers get happiness boost from ethnic pride & identity

Ethnic pride can help teenagers maintain happiness when faced with stress, according to a new study by a Wake Forest University psychologist published in the October issue of Child Development. Adolescents with positive feelings toward their ethnic group say they are happier on a daily basis than those who have a more negative attitude about their ethnic identity, said Lisa Kiang, assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest and lead author of the study.

Malaria :: John mcneil named scientific director of path malaria vaccine initiative

The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative today announced the appointment of John G. McNeil, MD, MPH, as scientific director, effective immediately. Dr. McNeil will have principal responsibility for directing MVI’s early-stage vaccine development efforts and for shaping and managing MVI’s overall candidate vaccine portfolio.

Diet :: Vegetables may prevent heart disease

Eating vegetables and fruits may reduce cholesterol, prevent build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries and can provide protection against heart disease, according to a study on mice.

Alzheimer’s Disease :: Denial, Stigma Delaying Alzheimer’s Diagnoses

Most diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease are delayed until more than two years after the first symptoms appeared, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Alternative Medicine :: Rural Elderly Turn to Alternative Remedies

Alternative medicine is just as popular in rural North Carolina as it is in America’s urban centers.

Lupus :: Epigenetic code n patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Virginia hope to reset part of the “epigenetic code” in lupus patients.

Depression :: Identify Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression

Initial results of the nation’s largest clinical trial for depression have helped clinicians to track ‘real world’ patients who became symptom-free and to identify those who were resistant to the initial treatment. Participants treated in both medical and specialty mental health care settings experienced a remission of symptoms in 12 to 14 weeks during well-monitored treatment with an antidepressant medication. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), used flexible adjustment of dosages based on quick and easy-to-use clinician ratings of symptoms and patient self-ratings of side effects.