Health
No benefits ensue from snack learning
A recent experiment involving University of Western Australia students suggests snacking while studying does not improve academic performance.
Oct 17, 2013
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Health
Want to get some sleep? Charge up by shutting down
Bedtime hasn't been this difficult since you were a toddler—throwing your tired self on the floor in a tantrum, insisting you weren't ready for the day to end.
Oct 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The pursuit of hopefulness in entertainment media
Has a movie or TV show ever left you feeling happy or uplifted about your own life? Entertainment media provides a wealth of emotionally evocative content, but relatively little attention has been paid to the subject of media ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Neuroscience
Breakfast excellent fuel for learning
As children head back to school this week, new research by the University of Leeds has shown that children who eat breakfast are more likely to have higher school grades.
Sep 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sensitive parenting can boost premature children's school performance
Sensitive parenting helps protect against the negative effects of being born prematurely on children's school success, a new study has found.
Jul 31, 2013
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Health
Expressing concern about binge drinking can influence student choices
Jeff Hayes, a professor of counseling psychology in Penn State's College of Education, helped conduct a study and co-wrote a journal article on alcohol consumption of college-aged students. The study focused on how students ...
Jul 18, 2013
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Addiction
Recognize and treat Internet addiction
(Medical Xpress)—Do you stay up late into the night using the Internet? Are you grumpy or anxious when you cannot log on? Do you feel the need to use the Internet more and more to feel satisfied? Do you stay online longer ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Boys will be boys' in US, but not in Asia
A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia.
May 22, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children
The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study.
May 21, 2013
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Health
Wearing a backpack could limit physical performance, research suggests
Sport and exercise academics at the University of Derby have discovered that wearing a heavy backpack during physical activity, such as that worn by the military on exercise, can significantly decrease performance.
May 15, 2013
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