News articles tagged with 'student' (Page 2)
Childhood obesity linked to health habits, not heredity: U-M study
— 31 Jan 2011 16:22 | HealthAre some children genetically tuned to be overweight, or is lifestyle to blame for childhood obesity?…
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…
Writing about worries eases anxiety and improves test performance
— 14 Jan 2011 16:38 | HealthStudents can combat test anxiety and improve performance by writing about their worries immediately before the exam begins, according to a University of Chicago study published Friday…
Anti-bullying program reduces malicious gossip on school playgrounds
— 4 Jan 2011 22:48 | HealthElementary school students who participated in a three-month anti-bullying program in Seattle schools showed a 72 percent decrease in malicious gossip…
The importance of making a good first impression in the classroom
— 10 Dec 2010 20:09 | HealthA study of how medical students evaluate their professors is illustrating the critical importance of making a good first impression…
Building mental muscles through theoretical physics
— 8 Dec 2010 17:47 | PhysicsA grant from the D. J. Angus-Scientech Educational Foundation has made it possible for a student from a suburban Indianapolis high school to co-author, along with his mentor and two…
Program for young students increases interest in college attendance and medical careers
— 17 Nov 2010 09:45 | HealthTwo new studies have shown that a unique program in East Harlem that helps middle school students learn practical health skills and gain a better understanding of medical conditions,…
Campus-community interventions successful in reducing college drinking
— 12 Nov 2010 15:00 | HealthHeavy drinking among college students results in over 1800 deaths each year, as well as 590,000 unintentional injuries, almost 700,000 assaults and more than 97,000 victims of sexual…
Safe schools policy for LGBTQ students
— 5 Nov 2010 14:09 | HealthYouth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) are vulnerable to bullying, harassment, compromised achievement, and emotional and behavioural…
Hidden costs of applying to medical school will deter poorer students
— 3 Nov 2010 11:59 | HealthIn the UK, medical students are 4.5 to 7.2 times more likely to come from the wealthier socio-economic groups 1-3 than 4-7, write Professor Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal…