Category: Education
Isopropyl alcohol eases nausea in the ER
Nauseated patients in the emergency department who sniffed pads saturated with isopropyl alcohol were twice as likely to obtain relief from their symptoms as nauseated patients who sniffed pads saturated with saline solution, according to a study published online in […]
Rudeness at work is contagious
Psychologists at Lund University in Sweden prove that rudeness is a major reason for dissatisfaction at work and that unpleasant behaviour spreads if nothing is done about it. Rudeness in this context refers to something that goes under the radar […]
New guideline addresses needs of breast cancer survivors
A new breast cancer survivorship care guideline created by the American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology provides guidance to primary care and other clinicians in caring for the female adult survivors of breast cancer. The guideline […]
Group meals boost productivity
Cornell University professors found that firefighter platoons who eat meals together have better group job performance compared with firefighter teams who dine solo. “Eating together is a more intimate act than looking over an Excel spreadsheet together. That intimacy spills […]
Black raspberries are the best antioxidant fruit
A current study from the University of Agriculture in Krakow suggests that black raspberries grown in Central Europe show greater health benefits than their better known cousins – raspberries or blackberries. A group of researchers led by Anna Małgorzata Kostecka-Gugała […]
Psychopaths result from insensitive parenting
Responsive, empathetic caregiving — especially when children are in distress — helps prevent boys from becoming callous, unemotional adolescents, according to a new Tulane University study of children raised in foster care. The research, which was published in the Journal […]
We become who we date, study says
A new study shows that teen who dated were more similar to their partner than their friends. And teens who just started dating started to become more similar to their romantic partners as well. “The results confirm what most friends […]
Couch potatoes have slower brains 25 years later
Young adults who live sedentary lifestyles are found to have worse cognitive functions 25 years down the line, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry. Tina D. Hoang, M.S.P.H., of the Northern California Institute for Research and Education […]
Why women prefer gay best friends
A new study led by psychology researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington sheds new light on why many heterosexual women develop close friendships with gay men. The research affirmed that women place more trust in dating advice from […]
Skunk-like cannabis can damage brain
Smoking ‘skunk-like’ cannabis can damage a part of the brain responsible for communication between the left and right hemispheres, says a new study by the King’s College London and the Sapienza University of Rome. Today’s high potency ‘skunk-like’ products have […]
