(July 20, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From Connecticut  - Scientists have identified a genetic marker that may predict ovarian cancer, according to a report published in Cancer Research.  Scientists discovered that 25% of ovarian cancer patients had a variant of the KRAS oncogene compared with only 6% of the general population. As well, this variant was found in 61% of patients who also had a family history of breast and ovarian cancer.

From Denmark - Women are more prone to PTSD later in life than men, according to a report published in the Annals of General Psychiatry. Researchers studied over 6500 adults, finding that PTSD was 2x more common in women than men, and that women were most vulnerable between ages 51 to 55 compared with ages 41-45 in men.

And finally, from Minnesota - According to a report published in Neurology, combat inflicted brain injuries increase a soldier's risk of epilepsy later in life. Researchers studied nearly 200 veterans, all of whom experienced a brain injury in combat 35 years prior to the study. Results showed that 44% of soldiers developed post-traumatic epilepsy.