Medical research
More formal education may translate to better health for Black women
One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis.
May 03, 2022
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News tagged with formal education
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The official count of COVID-19 shots in older adults is distorted. What's going on?
In many states, everyone over the age of 65—and then some—have gotten at least one shot to vaccinate against COVID-19, according to counts by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Apr 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Children may instinctively know how to do division even before hitting the books, study finds
We often think of multiplication and division as calculations that need to be taught in school. But a large body of research suggests that, even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities.
Feb 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Despite omicron, keeping schools open as safely as possible should be the goal
The omicron variant has caused serious disruption to schooling overseas. As Aotearoa New Zealand prepares for an omicron outbreak, we expect calls to close schools as case numbers rise.
Jan 26, 2022
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Pediatrics
Unvaccinated: The kids aren't alright
Nearly 10 million children in lower-income countries like Nigeria and Pakistan have never been vaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to deadly diseases like polio, measles and pneumonia. Two-thirds of these "zero-dose" kids ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Health
The bridge between public health education and government workforce needs fixing
The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered long-term underinvestment in the public health workforce, including staff losses and underfunding for public health education, according to a new paper in the American Journal of Public ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People who feel their lives are threatened are more likely to experience miracles
People who experience threats to their existence—including economic and political instability—are more likely to experience miracles, according to a Baylor University study.
Aug 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Only 57 percent of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine
Despite widespread agreement among experts that having a prophylactic COVID-19 vaccine will be critical to the nation's ability to safely return to some form of normalcy, only 57% of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study examines recursive thinking
Recursion—the computational capacity to embed elements within elements of the same kind—has been lauded as the intellectual cornerstone of language, tool use and mathematics. A multi-institutional team of researchers ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
What affects people's brain function as they grow older? We sought answers in rural South Africa
The world's population is aging and for the first time ever there are more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 5. This global trend is reflected in many sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa.
Oct 17, 2019
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