Category: Education
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 […]
Baby blues can affect men, too
Baby blues can affect men, too, according to new research to be published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Mental health researcher Dr Liana Leach reviewed 43 separate studies and found anxiety before and after a child arrives is just […]
Tone of voice can predict if couples will break up
A computer algorithm uses a couple’s tone of voice to predict if a couple will make up or break up. The algorithm predicted with 79% accuracy, even better than descriptions of the therapy sessions provided by relationship experts. The research […]
Want honesty? Make it the easiest choice
New research has found that people are more likely to do the right thing in situations of moral conflict when it requires little to no effort. If income information is automatically entered into our tax return, we may be less […]
The right side of the bed is the left
Bed manufacturer, Sealy UK, found out that people who sleep in the left side of the bed wake up in a better mood. The study, which questioned 1,000 people from across the UK, contrasted the impact of getting out of […]
