News articles tagged with 'education'
First sex linked to better body image in men, not women
— 28 Mar 2011 16:02 | HealthHaving sex for the first time can improve or degrade your self-image depending on whether you are male or female, according to Penn State researchers. On average, college-age males…
Standards education vital for global business needs, says Asia-Pacific Economic Group
— 17 Mar 2011 19:49 | TechnologyIn just a few months, millions of young adults will graduate from college and step into productive careers in the global economy. Meanwhile, those already involved in standardisation,…
Online nutrition courses: Fad or growing trend?
— 8 Mar 2011 14:02 | HealthMost of us have heard of Phoenix, no, not the mystical bird or the capital of Arizona, but the online university. According to the Babson Survey Research Group, enrolment in online…
Advanced degrees add up to lower blood pressure
— 28 Feb 2011 16:23 | HealthFreshmen on the eve of finals and graduate students staring down a thesis committee may not feel this way, but the privilege of obtaining an advanced education correlates with decades…
How education can save your life
— 28 Feb 2011 16:21 | HealthIt is known that education decreases the incidence of cardiovascular disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health demonstrates that education…
Listening to music is biological
— 26 Feb 2011 16:51 | BiologyMusic is listened in all known cultures. Similarities between human and animal song have been detected: both contain a message, an intention that reflects innate emotional state that…
Language patterns are roller-coaster ride during childhood development
— 24 Feb 2011 20:17 | HealthWhy, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? Research from North Carolina State University on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go…
Children's genes influence how well they take advantage of education
— 3 Feb 2011 18:06 | HealthNew research from the Twins Early Development Study at King's College London Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), published in PLoS ONE on February 2nd, shows that measures used to judge…
High school biology teachers reluctant to endorse evolution in class
— 28 Jan 2011 17:18 | BiologyThe majority of public high school biology teachers are not strong classroom advocates of evolutionary biology, despite 40 years of court cases that have ruled teaching creationism…
Tufts University calls for moderate approach to teaching personalised genomic testing
— 25 Jan 2011 19:56 | HealthGenetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, published this month a paper by Tufts University faculty calling for a moderate, strategic approach…