News tagged with students
Related topics: school , high school students , education , science , college students
Simulator can teach basic robotic-assisted surgery
(HealthDay)—About half of medical students with no experience with robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery can learn basic skills within two sessions using a simulator, according to a study published in the ...
Surgery
Mar 29, 2013 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Wilderness therapy programs less risky than daily life, research finds
Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the emergency room for ...
Health
Mar 28, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
HIV sufferers need hepatitis safeguards
Stronger protections are needed to prevent people with HIV from also becoming infected with hepatitis, researchers argue in a new study led by Michigan State University.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 27, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Brief mindfulness training may boost test scores, working memory
Mindfulness training may help to boost standardized test scores and improve working memory, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2013 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Sweet potato weaning food to improve infant nutrition
A Massey University PhD student has developed a complementary food for infants in developing nations that could help minimise vitamin A deficiency.
Health
Mar 26, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Hand surgery enhances life quality for those with spinal cord injuries
Reconstructive hand surgery can dramatically enhance the life quality and independence of those paralysed by a cervical spinal cord injury. Despite this, the operation is not frequently performed, either ...
Surgery
Mar 25, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Study questions efficacy and unintentional effects of patient/physician shared decision-making
Shared decision-making between patients and physicians about health care decisions has previously been presented as superior to an approach that emphasizes physicians taking a leading role in directing key aspects of a patient's ...
Surgery
Mar 25, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Low-cost 'cooling cure' would avert brain damage in oxygen-starved babies
When babies are deprived of oxygen before birth, brain damage and disorders such as cerebral palsy can occur. Extended cooling can prevent brain injuries, but this treatment is not always available in developing ...
Medical research
Mar 21, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Brain-mapping increases understanding of alcohol's effects on first-year college students
(Medical Xpress)—A research team that includes several Penn State scientists has completed a first-of-its-kind longitudinal pilot study aimed at better understanding how the neural processes that underlie responses to alcohol-related ...
Addiction
Mar 19, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Pre-college talk between parents and teens likely to lessen college drinking
(Medical Xpress)—Teen-age college students are significantly more likely to abstain from drinking or to drink only minimally when their parents talk to them before they start college, using suggestions in a parent handbook ...
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Study finds soft drinks present in the home drive up consumption in school children
(Medical Xpress)—Primary and secondary school students are five times as likely to be high consumers of sugar-sweetened drinks, such as soft drinks, if these drinks are available in their homes, according to a University ...
Health
Mar 18, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Incorporating physical activity in curriculum can boost academic performance, research finds
(Medical Xpress)—Every teacher knows elementary students have energy to burn, but given the increased focus on meeting specific test scores and the challenges of the school day it's not easy to fit in enough time for physical ...
Health
Mar 18, 2013 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Internal Medicine residency match results encouraging for adults needing primary care
The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased for the fourth consecutive year. According to the 2013 National Resident Matching Program, 3,135 U.S. medical school ...
Other
Mar 15, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates
Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, ...
Health
Mar 15, 2013 |
3 / 5 (4) |
1
Mindfulness at school reduces likelihood of depression-related symptoms in adolescents
Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness program report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
