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Variants in a circadian-rhythm gene predict how well people perform mental tasks when sleep deprived.

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1. Jefferson scientists show gene reverts cancer genes to normal, predicts breast cancer prognosis
   10-31-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists have shown that the activity of a gene that commandeers other cancer-causing genes, returning them to normal, can predict the prognosis of an individual with breast cancer. They looked at cancer cells from more than 2,000 breast cancer patients and found that this commandeering or "organizing" ability is increasingly lost in cancer cells and associated with the progression of disease. The more the gene is expressed in breast cancer, the better the patient did.
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2. 10 Top Australian Scientists Predict Major Medical Advances
   10-10-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Australians will soon be able to find out how good their genes are at fighting disease, what risks they are susceptible to and what they can do to prevent ill-health. And by the turn of the century it will be commonplace to have a bad combination of genes repaired to avoid disease. A new report compiled by Research Australia with 10 top Australian medical researchers predicts individual gene profiling will revolutionize health care within a decade.
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3. Individual differences in a clock gene predict decline of performance during sleep deprivation
   03-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   People are known to differ markedly in their response to sleep deprivation, but the biological underpinnings of these differences have remained difficult to identify. Researchers have now found that a genetic difference in a so-called clock gene, PERIOD3, makes some people particularly sensitive to the effects of sleep deprivation.
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4. Breast cancer susceptibility gene predicts outcome and response to treatment in lung cancer
   09-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers have found that the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA1, plays a significant role in nonsmall cell lung cancer. They told the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona that not only can it be used to predict outcome for patients with NSCLC, but it may also prove to be a valuable tool in choosing the best therapy for them.
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5. Research links childhood social skills and learning abilities
   06-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
   While federal programs such as No Child Left Behind emphasize the importance of academic skills to school success and achievement, there is growing interest in how social skills develop and how they contribute to learning.Research presented at the 2007 meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development by a team of Michigan State University researchers indicate that a child's social skills at age three could predict future social and academic performance.
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6. New biomarker predicts effectiveness of breast cancer drugs
   12-07-2006 · EurekAlert!
   University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a new way to predict when anti-estrogen drug therapies are inappropriate for patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer.Scientists say these findings could help physicians more accurately predict which tumors will respond to anti-estrogen therapy and improve long-term survival for breast cancer patients.
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7. Circadian gene helps the brain predict mealtime
   10-23-2006 · EurekAlert!
   By investigating how animals can predict the timing of food availability, researchers have identified the first gene critical for anticipation of mealtime. This gene, called Period 2, is a key component of the circadian time-keeping system.
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8. Gene profiling can single out the worst cases of multiple myeloma and guide therapy
   09-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Multiple myeloma patients vary widely in how they respond to treatment, but now researchers at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have identified a small subset of genes whose activity could predict high-risk cases and potentially guide therapy in the future.
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9. U of M researchers find that the words of a CEO can foretell a company's future innovation
   08-14-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Many stockholders wish they could look into a crystal ball to forecast a firm's performance. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that they need something far less mystical to predict future innovations of firms. "The answer lies in the words of the CEO," said Rajesh Chandy, professor of marketing at the university’s Carlson School of Management. "By simply counting the number of future-oriented sentences in annual reports we can predict future innovation by the firm."
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10. Genetic difference predicts antidepressant response
    01-23-2008 · EurekAlert!
    Researchers have identified subtle genetic variations that predict the efficacy of two widely used antidepressant drugs.
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