Category: Education
Follow your gut to avoid cheating
People who trust their instincts are less likely to commit immoral acts than those who don’t trust their guts as much. Other findings show that people who follow their gut feelings are less likely to cheat after reflecting on past […]
Teaching problem-solving skills prevents gossiping in teen girls
Teaching problem solving skills and providing leadership opportunities to elementary-school girls lessens gossiping and other forms of relational aggression, says a new study by the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Published in the journal Psychology […]
Hiding cigarette displays prevents smoking in teens
Keeping tobacco products out of view in convenience stores reduces the risk of teens trying the smoking habit, says a new study by the RAND Corporation. The study, conducted in a laboratory replica of a convenience store, is the first […]
Tattoos may be a coping mechanism for some college-age women
A new study shows that women with multiple tattoos report higher levels of self-esteem than those without. Moreover, escalating acquisition of body art does not correlate with increased depression or suicide ideation among men or women. However, the same multi-tattooed […]
Searching the brain for happiness
Exercising, meditating, scouring self-help books… we go out of our way to be happy, but do we really know what happiness is? Wataru Sato and his team at Kyoto University have found an answer from a neurological perspective. Overall happiness, […]
Where does creativity come from?
Researchers from the University of Hafia found the specific regions of the brain where original and creative ideas lie. An original and creative idea requires the simultaneous activation of two completely different networks in the brain. According to the researchers, […]
New treatment options to prevent vision loss from diabetes
A network of researchers supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) found that the drug Lucentis (ranibizumab) can be highly effective for treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is complication of diabetes. The researchers, part of the Diabetic […]
Bilinguals recover faster from stroke
Stroke patients who speak two languages are twice as likely to have normal cognitive functions after stroke compared to those who spoke only one language. The study was reported in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. In the new study, […]
Researchers uncover downsides of Ultraman
A team of Florida State University researchers found that the endurance competition Ultraman can lead to large reductions in body fat, but also causes temporary muscle damage and potentially insulin resistance. In the European Journal of Applied Physiology, Assistant Professor […]
Traditional Chinese medicine improves life of cancer patients
A new study shows that traditional Chinese medicine helps alleviate depression, fatigue, pain, anxiety, insomnia and gastrointestinal problems in cancer patients. Specific methods used include acupuncture and therapeutic massage, reduced gastrointestinal disruptions after surgery, and acupuncture also lessened fatigue in […]
