Category: Education
3-D printing may end need for heart donors
Researchers from the Carnegie Melon used a run-of-the-mill 3-D printer to produce a 3-D-printed heart that could end the need for heart donors in the future. Before this breakthrough, 3-D bioprinters have cost over US$100,000 and/or require specialized expertise to […]
Dogs have a calming effect on kids with cancer
Dogs have a calming effect on kids with cancer, says a new study to be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC. Researchers collected data on blood pressure, pulse rates and anxiety […]
Babies learn from their babbles
A University of Missouri research shows that babies’ repetitive babbles primarily are motivated by infants’ ability to hear themselves. Infants with profound hearing loss who received cochlear implants to improve their hearing soon babbled as often as their hearing peers, […]
Children who took antibiotics gain more weight
Kids who receive antibiotics throughout the course of their childhoods gain weight faster than those who don’t, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research. The findings, published online in the International Journal of Obesity, suggest that […]
New test predicts if breast cancer will spread to the brain
A new test developed by The Institute of Cancer Research, London can identify if breast cancer will spread to a person’s brain. An analysis of almost 4,000 patients with breast cancer found that testing for high activity in a particular […]
Gratitude leads to happier marriages
Saying “thank you” may be the key to a lasting marriage, a new study says. “We found that feeling appreciated and believing that your spouse values you directly influences how you feel about your marriage, how committed you are to […]
Mindful people are skinnier
A study of nearly 400 people finds that those who exhibited more ‘dispositional mindfulness’, or awareness of and attention to their current feelings and thoughts, were less likely to be obese and had less abdominal fat than people who did […]
Birth order has little effect on personality
Psychologists from Leipzig and Mainz analyzed central personality traits of over 20,000 grown-ups from Germany, the USA, and Great Britain, and found out that birth order has little effect on personality. According to commonly-held beliefs, firstborns are supposedly perfectionists, while […]
Holocaust survivors help map brain circuitry for gratitude
Neuroscientists mapped how the human brain experiences gratitude with help from an unexpected resource: Holocaust survivors’ testimonies. “In the midst of this awful tragedy, there were many acts of bravery and life-saving aid,” said lead author Glenn Fox, a post-doctoral […]
Burnout and depression overlap
If you’re burned out, you’re most likely to be depressed too, according to the latest study on the subject led by psychology Professor Irvin S. Schonfeld of The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global […]
