Category: Education
People who lack sleep are more likely to get colds
An all-nighter may be needed to get things done. But a study shows that people who lack sleep are more likely to get colds. Tough choice. The study, “Behaviorally assessed sleep and susceptibility to the common cold,” showed that people […]
Doctors use Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to tell if you’re psychotic
Researchers from Aalto University can tell if you’re psychotic by making you watch Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. A certain Mad Hatter wouldn’t be happy. Most other studies pool severely psychotic patients because the brain pattern differences are obvious. But […]
Bright screens disrupt sleep patterns in teens
A new study confirmed that taking gadgets to bed can mess with the sleep patterns of teens. This isn’t new to parents, but now they can said that it’s confirmed by experimentation instead of “because I said so.” The […]
Fear of being without your smart phone is a legit phobia now
Smart phones have become an essential part of our lives. So much so that being without you phone or the batteries going dead can cause severe anxieties. There’s a word for that now: nomophobia, or no mobile phone phobia. Caglar […]
Scientists develop blood test to predict breast cancer relapse
Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation developed a blood test to predict which breast cancer patients have cancer relapse. The test finds residual cancer DNA in a person’s bloodstream. The team took […]
Failure is the best teacher, scientists say
“Failure is the best teacher” now has solid, scientific proof. Researchers from the University of California discovered that we can turn failures into positive experiences, if we stop and analyze our mistakes. The brain uses two ways to learn something […]
Life expectancy rises, but many are spending lives being sick
Around the world, people are living longer lives—but sadly; most spend their extended time being sick. This was proven by a study across 188 countries. The study found out the global life expectancy increased from 65.3 in 1990 to 71.5 […]
Scientists turn cancer cells to normal cells
Scientists from the Mayo Clinic conducted a promising study that stopped cancer cells from multiplying and turned them back to healthy cells. They found that normal cells are controlled by MicroRNAs that serve as a glue that keeps them from […]
Red meat makes you eat more, study says
Eating too much steak can be a serious health risk, though, not in the way that we think. Researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center discovered that high iron intake (i.e. eating a lot of red meat) suppresses an […]
People with autism more likely to be creative than those without
People with autism are more likely to be creative than those without the disorder, a British study says. Researchers tested participants’ creativity by seeking interpretations of images designed to be seen more than one way – such as a picture […]
