Category: Education
Storytelling eases trauma in teens
Storytelling therapy provides a low-cost option to manage trauma in teens caused by bullying, parental abuse and dating violence. A new study led by University at Buffalo behavioral health researcher Ellen Volpe will investigate the effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy […]
A room with a view increases test scores
High school students perform better on tests inside a classroom with a view of green landscape outside, says a study from the University of Illinois Department of Landscape Architecture. “It’s a significant finding, that if you have a green view […]
The convenience of ignoring health monitoring
There is a general misconception for health monitoring. That it is only for the sick that needs to know if they are getting better or becoming worse. The uncomfortable truth is that tri-athletes and the average Joe are ALL in […]
Weekend binging just as bad as regular junk food intake
Dieters who reward themselves with a weekend junk food binge may be undoing all their hard work. A University of New South Wales study shows that junk food disrupts gut bacteria in rats. This disruption may lead to inflammatory bowel […]
Household items can preserve DNA
Wannabe-detectives can now preserve DNA using a few household items like hand sanitizer and antifreeze. “This is great news because unlike high-concentration chemicals, such as 95 percent ethanol or pure propylene glycol — which are expensive and hard to access […]
Similar heights attract
A study published in Genome Biology says that we are attracted to people we see eye-to-eye with, without the inconvenience of looking up of stooping down. Scientists analyzed 13,000 couples and found out that genes responsible for our own height […]
Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ lowers risk of diabetes
Long hours of sleep in the weekend are found to cancel out the risk of diabetes brought by short hours of sleep in work days. Sleeping just four or five hours a week can increase the risk of diabetes by […]
Cocaine makes brain eat itself
Lab tests with mice prove that cocaine makes the brain eat itself. Sounds like a plot for a horror movie, right there. Luckily, researchers from the John Hopkins University offer a scientific explanation. Autophagy is the brain’s process of cleaning […]
Managing the cost of treating cancer
The fight to treat cancer is a long one that is physically, emotionally, and financially draining. That’s why the Together Against Cancer Association of Malaysia (TAC) organized the Let’s Talk Cancer forum, aimed to give cancer survivors and caregivers a […]
Lifelong learning key to healthy aging mind
Taking up a mentally challenging hobby such as quilting or photography can help aging minds healthy. University of Texas researchers asked 39 older adults to take up different hobbies for 14 weeks and tested their memories after that period. Participants […]
