Category: Education
Losing money more important to happiness
A new study led by the University of Stirling revealed that income change is only important when conscientious people experience an income loss. Researchers at the universities of Stirling and Nottingham found that for most people happiness is likely to […]
Tai Chi may improve cardiovascular health
Traditional Chinese exercises such as Tai Chi may improve the health and well-being of those living with heart disease, high blood pressure or stroke, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “Traditional Chinese exercises […]
Nicotine vaccine delays the drug’s effects in mice
But now, scientists report in ACS’ Journal of Medicinal Chemistry a new vaccine design that could help people quit smoking. Smokers who want to quit have a few tools to turn to. There are nicotine patches and gum, but they’re […]
Scheduled vacations are less fun
A new research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing Research, suggests it is best to ditch that to-do list when it comes to having fun. Gabriela Tonietto, a doctoral candidate […]
School and stairs make the brain stay young
A study shows that the more flights of stairs a person climbs, and the more years of school a person completes, the “younger” their brain physically appears. Researchers found that brain age decreases by 0.95 years for each year of […]
Natural adhesive may have biomedical applications
Chemists created a nonpermanent adhesive from a natural chemical reaction that can be used in the biomedical field. This discovery may benefit tissue repair or drug delivery. The scientific journal Angewandte Chemie recently published this collaborative work between LSU and […]
Workplace interventions combat burnout, stress
Health researchers at Leeds Beckett University reviewed the most effective ways to treat and prevent burnout and work-related stress, and revealed organisational interventions in the workplace may be more effective than individual interventions alone. The report, commissioned by Public Health […]
Tattoos boost immune system
Getting inked has the unlikely benefit of warding off colds. Receiving multiple tattoos can strengthen your immunological responses, potentially making you heartier in fighting off common infections, according to research by a trio of University of Alabama scholars. However, receiving […]
Video games can be good for kids
Researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at Paris Descartes University found that playing video games may improve school performance. Results are published online in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. They found that high video […]
Overconfidence linked to one’s view of intelligence
Washington State University researcher Joyce Ehrlinger has found that a person’s tendency to be overconfident increases if he or she thinks intelligence is fixed and unchangeable. Such people tend to maintain their overconfidence by concentrating on the easy parts of […]
