Psychology & Psychiatry
The Four Loko effect
The popular, formerly caffeinated, fruity alcoholic beverage, Four Loko, has been blamed for the spike in alcohol-related hospitalizations, especially throughout college campuses.
May 23, 2011
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News tagged with university students
Psychology & Psychiatry
Native-like brain processing of second language possible in university students
Along with helping students gain a global perspective, study abroad experiences may give college students a particular kind of advantage in learning another language.
Oct 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Neuroscience research reveals that college students study best later in the day
A new cognitive research study used two new approaches to determine ranges of start times that optimize functioning for undergraduate students. Based on a sample of first and second year university students, the University ...
Apr 12, 2017
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Neuroscience
Early morning university classes correlate with poor sleep and academic performance
Digital data from university students in Singapore suggest they could be getting better grades if their classes started later. The findings, from tens of thousands of students, were published by Duke-NUS Medical School researchers ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Diabetes
College students with diabetes at risk for complications, depression, low quality of life
Going off to college, while stressful for any student, poses risks to those with diabetes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Aug 26, 2019
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Medical research
Young adults experience lingering COVID symptoms, too
A new preliminary study contradicts the perception that lingering COVID-19 symptoms mostly affect middle-aged adults, with evidence that a majority of young adults also experience chest pain, breathing difficulty, headaches, ...
Dec 2, 2020
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Medical economics
Affirmative action bans had 'devastating impact' on diversity in medical schools, study finds
New UCLA-led research finds that in states with bans on affirmative action programs, the proportion of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups in U.S. public medical schools fell by more than one-third ...
May 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Certain meditation strategies may help perfectionists
Mindfulness meditation with a focus on nonjudgment of emotions may help perfectionists recover from stress, according to a study published in Psychophysiology.
Feb 5, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness found to improve mental health of students
Mental health amongst university students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training. These are the findings from the first UK study, published in Education Research International, to measure the efficacy of mindfulness ...
Mar 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows student-based contact-tracing prevented COVID-19 exposures, infections for university students and staff
Epidemiologists at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) developed and implemented a novel, student-driven, contact-tracing program that reduced COVID-19 exposures and infections on the campus during the 2020-2021 school ...
Nov 17, 2022
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