Category: Education
New research helps us understand the immune system
A new research reveals a protein than can help protect people from allergies, infection, and cancer. Researchers from Medicine, Chemistry and Biological Sciences in the University’s Institute for Life Science (IfLS) have been collaborating with Microsoft Research UK to investigate […]
Videos are effective as mannequins to teach CPR
Using videos to teach CPR may be just as effective as using hands-on methods with mannequins, says a new study by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Videos are cheaper compared to video self-instruction kits (VSI) with […]
Rashes a sign of virus infection in kids
According to pediatrician Dr. Heidi Renner, most childhood rashes will resolve by themselves or can be easily treated. Still, rashes can be a symptom of another illness or virus and a child should be seen by a doctor. Some common […]
Sex talks with parents lead to more responsible teens
Discussing sex with parents, especially mothers, had an effect on safer sex behavior among adolescents, especially girls, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics. Laura Widman, Ph.D., of North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and coauthors reviewed medical literature […]
Junk food not main culprit for obesity
A new study from the Cornell University finds that eating junk food is not linked to a person’s weight. Researchers reviewed a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States and found that consumption of soda, candy and fast […]
One night of poor sleep is equivalent to six months of poor diet, study says
A new research shows that one night of poor sleep impairs insulin sensitivity as much as six months of a high-fat diet. When the body becomes less sensitive to insulin (insulin resistance), the body needs to produce more insulin to […]
Unconscious goal pursuit is effective
Always thinking about goals is not the only way to achieve them. A new study in the Journal or Marketing Research suggests that unconscious goal pursuit, or exposing yourself once to goal-related information, can be just as effective. “Suppose someone […]
Five-year-olds already have self-esteem
A study shows that children already have a sense of self-esteem as early as five years old. The new findings, published in the January 2016 issue of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, used a newly developed test to assess […]
Moody people adapt better
A new theory published November 3 in Trends in Cognitive Sciences argues that mood draws on experiences and can, in fact, help us quickly adapt to changes in our environment. According to the new theory, as people learn from experiences […]
People use smartphones for five hours a day
People use their smartphones for an average of five hours a day or about a third of the time they are awake. People also check it about 85 times a day, research suggests. The study in the journal PLOS ONE […]
