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Do kids benefit from homework?

Do kids benefit from homework?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...


Feeling the way

Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people

Technology / Engineering

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(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little ...


Drug side effects a key factor in reduced quality of life for kidney transplant patients

Medicine & Health / Other

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People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of ...


Consumers choose locally grown and environmentally friendly apples

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 12 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When asked to compare apples to apples, consumers said they would pay more for locally grown apples than genetically modified (GMO) apples. But in a second questionnaire consumers preferred GMO apples - that is, when they ...


AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.


Flaxseed oil and osteoporosis

Medicine & Health / Health

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Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Fo ...


Switchgrass produces biomass efficiently

Biology / Ecology

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A USDOE and USDA study concluded that 50 million U.S. acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass ...


Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created 15 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.


New chameleon species discovered in East Africa

New chameleon species discovered in East Africa (w/ Podcast)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new species of chameleon has been discovered in Tanzania by a team of scientists.


Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Medicine & Health / Health

created 22 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...



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