News tagged with educational research


Neuroscience just got faster, cheaper and easier

Richard Gershon has a shiny new toolbox for neuroscientists that will revolutionize their clinical research by making it radically faster, cheaper and more accurate. It also will help researchers recruit children and adults ...

Neuroscience created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Mom's emotional health, education level linked to teen oral health

(Medical Xpress) -- A mother's emotional health and education level during her child's earliest years influence oral health at age 14, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine.

Dentistry created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bigger play areas for kids cut obesity risk

The global fight against obesity could be helped by providing support for child's play, a researcher from The University of Western Australia has found.

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Almost half of U.S. adults have gum disease

(HealthDay)—Gum disease affects nearly half of American adults aged 30 and older, a new study finds.

Dentistry created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

School psychologists can play key role in reducing obesity, raising scores

(Medical Xpress)—How school psychologists can help students prevent obesity and, in turn, achieve academic success is the focus of a study conducted by Neag School of Education researchers and published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nurse leader resistance perceived as a barrier to high-quality, evidence-based patient care

(Medical Xpress)—A new national survey of more than 1,000 registered nurses suggests that serious barriers - including resistance from nursing leaders - prevent nurses from implementing evidence-based practices that improve ...

Health created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intervention results in increased use of evidence-based medications for patients with acute coronary syndrome

Among patients with acute coronary syndromes (such as heart attack or unstable angina) treated at public hospitals in Brazil, implementation of a multifaceted intervention that included educational materials, checklists and ...

Cardiology created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lower risk of breast cancer occurrence but higher mortality amongst low-educated and immigrant women

(Medical Xpress) -- Low-educated and immigrant women run a lower risk of breast cancer occurrence than highly educated women and women born in Sweden. However, the risk of dying from breast cancer is higher for those low-educated ...

Cancer created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Education about risk factors for both cancer and CVD led to increased fruit consumption in targeted population

Disease education about overlapping behavioral risk factors for both cancer and cardiovascular disease led to small changes in dietary behavior among a community-based sample of African-American adults, according to data ...

Health created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research reveals hidden anguish of schoolchildren with autism

(Medical Xpress)—Schoolchildren on the autistic spectrum experience worrying levels of mental health difficulties, according to a new study by research psychologists from The University of Manchester.

Autism spectrum disorders created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Examiners tend to grade relative to work already seen, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—How well you fare on a subjective evaluation – whether it's of you treating a patient, auditioning for a play or even interviewing for a job – may depend largely on the person who was examined just ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who swim start smarter

(Medical Xpress)—Children who learn how to swim at a young age are reaching many developmental milestones earlier than the norm.

Health created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are drinking guidelines adequate regarding the risk of cancer?

A group of French scientists (from the Unit of Research on Nutritional Epidemiology, French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bobigny, France; the French Institute for Prevention and Health Education, St. Denis, ...

Addiction created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Power, work struggles in Bangladesh households linked to domestic violence

(Medical Xpress)—In Bangladesh as elsewhere, women are empowered by working outside the home. But new research from the University of Washington shows such work can also increase the threat of domestic ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene therapy is a 'disruptive science' ready for commercial development

The time for commercial development of gene therapy has come. Patients with diseases treatable and curable with gene therapy deserve access to the technology, which has demonstrated both its effectiveness ...

Genetics created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1