Category: Education
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 […]
High school sports decreases risk of diabetes
Lack of exercise at the age of 18 is linked to three times greater risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes in adulthood, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Researchers from Mount Sinai and […]
You can suggest what researchers should study next
The University of Michigan wants your ideas for what its medical researchers should study. You can also lend your voice to ideas suggested by other members of the public, and help them gain steam. This week, U-M launched WellSpringboard.org as […]
Trust your “Aha!” moments
A team of researchers determined that a person’s sudden insights are often more accurate at solving problems than thinking them through analytically. “Conscious, analytic thinking can sometimes be rushed or sloppy, leading to mistakes while solving a problem,” said team […]
Techie grandparents retain memories better
Teaching your grandmother or grandfather to use a smartphone may keep their brains active and reduce the risk of developing thinking and memory problems. “The results show the importance of keeping the mind active as we age,” said study author […]
Scientists prove Zika virus causes microcephaly
Florida State University researchers found that the Zika virus targets cells in the brain and causes microcephaly, as observed in infected babies. Hengli Tang, professor of biological science at FSU, is a lead author of the study published today (March […]
Protein makes us feel fuller
A new study proves that eating high-protein food makes us feel fuller. A low-carb, high-protein diet thus makes us feel fuller, while eating lower calories. “A good deal of evidence suggests that protein activates satiety hormone release and so should […]
