News tagged with lessons
How early math lessons change children's brains
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a single year of math lessons is associated with unexpectedly big changes in the brain’s approach ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning
Those childhood music lessons could pay off decades later - even for those who no longer play an instrument – by keeping the mind sharper as people age, according to a preliminary study published by the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Online weight program boosted by behavioral feedback
In a time when deficits have reduced states’ budgets and the services they can provide, a new study shows that the Internet might offer communities a low-cost way to motivate their overweight residents to lose pounds. ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Video chat expands possibilities for face-to-face services
You once had to leave home to see a psychiatrist for therapy, a music teacher for guitar lessons or a makeup artist for face-to-face consultations. Now they can come to you, virtually, through video chat.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Swim lessons for toddlers get doctors' approval
(AP) -- The nation's largest pediatricians group is relaxing its stance against swimming lessons for children younger than 4.
May 24, 2010 |
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Students learn environmental stewardship, improve science scores
Keeping with the global "green" trend, educators worldwide are relying more on environmental education lessons to enhance students' science knowledge. Studies have revealed that bringing environmental education ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Students with a lower socioeconomic background benefit from daily school physical activity
German school students -- especially those with low socioeconomic status (SES) -- significantly improved their exercise capacity and body leanness after a year of daily physical activity classes, according to research presented ...
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Swimming lessons do not increase drowning risk in young children
Providing very young children with swimming lessons appears to have a protective effect against drowning and does not increase children's risk of drowning, reported researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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