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Teaching intangibles with technology

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teach students some facts, and they learn for one exam at a time. Teach students to think and they learn how to learn for the rest of their lives. Ambitious work from European and Israeli researchers is making it easier to ...





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Gene knockout may cheer up mice

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Removing the PKCI/HINT1 gene from mice has an anti-depressant-like and anxiolytic-like effect. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience applied a battery of behavioral tests to the PKCI/HINT1 knocko ...


People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations

Medicine & Health / Health

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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous ...


Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we will carefully deliberate the pros and cons of each item, taking into consideration past experiences with similar situations before making our ultimate ...


New study describes connections between Circadian and metabolic systems

Biology / Other

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A paper by University of Notre Dame biologist Giles Duffield and a team of researchers offers new insights into a gene that plays a key role in modulating the body's Circadian system and may also simultaneously modulate its ...


Study of testosterone in older men

Medicine & Health / Research

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Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announced today that it will participate in a large national study of the effectiveness of testosterone as a treatment for anemia, cardiovascular disease, ...


Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...


Study provides first clear idea of how rare bone disease progresses

Study provides first clear idea of how rare bone disease progresses

Medicine & Health / Research

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An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, is taking the first step in developing a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called fibrodysplasia ...


Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn

Electric cars need government support: Nissan-Renault CEO

Technology / Energy

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Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday.


Teens' mental health affects how long they stay in school, new study shows

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Queen's University researcher Steven Lehrer has won a prestigious international award in recognition of his contributions to health economics.


Advances in malaria research show promise for fight against one of the world's deadliest diseases

Medicine & Health / Other

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In a novel approach at disseminating scientific research, the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) will hold a web summit to release the latest breakthroughs in malaria research, including new approaches to boosting ...



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