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Mental health of students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training

Mental health amongst university students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training. These are the findings from the first UK study, published in Education Research International, to measure the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on students.

11 Mar 2019

Study on families of children with pediatric-onset MS examines baffling, often-overlooked disease

Seemingly overnight, healthy children develop mysterious, potentially disabling symptoms. When children finally receive a diagnosis, often after weeks of tests and office and hospital visits, the parents may be shocked to learn that they have multiple sclerosis - a potentially disabling autoimmune disease once believed to affect only adults.

9 Mar 2019

Mediterranean diet can improve athletes' endurance exercise performance within days

Researchers at Saint Louis University have found that eating a Mediterranean diet can improve athletes' endurance exercise performance after just four days.

7 Mar 2019

California looks to lead nation in unraveling childhood trauma

Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a child's brain and erode his immune system. A substance that, in high doses, tripled the risk of heart disease and lung cancer and reduced life expectancy by 20 years.

6 Mar 2019

Digital examinations open the door to new possibilities

Karolinska Institutet now facilitates for all educational programs to use digital examinations. Digital examinations are legally secure and efficient as well as allows for new possibilties for teachers and course administrators to develop the education programs.

6 Mar 2019

Olympus improves access to science education through BioBus collaboration

Olympus is proud to support the BioBus program, two mobile science laboratories that operate with a mission “to help minority, female, and low-income K–12 and college students in New York City discover, explore, and pursue science.”

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 6 Mar 2019

New study of youth with ADHD reveals gaps between student needs and school services

Largest national study of youth with ADHD reveals gaps between student needs and school services, particularly in secondary school and for non-English speakers and lower-income families

6 Mar 2019

Women scientists receive lesser federal funding compared to male investigators

First-time women principal investigator scientists received considerably less funding from the National Institutes of Health compared to first-time male principal investigators, even at top research institutions, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the Kellogg School of Management.

6 Mar 2019

New strategy to curb college drinking

University of Houston Moores professor of psychology Clayton Neighbors is using the psychology of cognitive dissonance, or acting in a way that is counter to your beliefs, to curb college drinking.

5 Mar 2019

NHS takes big step forward by making sanitary products freely available for all patients

The BMA is delighted that the NHS in England will be making sanitary products freely and readily available for all patients from July after months of campaigning to bring the issue into the spotlight.

5 Mar 2019

Michigan researchers adapt sexual violence prevention program for use at Ghana

Blaming the victim, usually a female, is common in sexual assault cases, but in some places it's more prevalent than others.

5 Mar 2019

UMass Lowell researcher analyzes impact of violence fueled by drug trafficking

A UMass Lowell researcher who analyzes the causes and impacts of violence fueled by drug trafficking has won critical acclaim for her work and is bringing a fresh understanding of these issues from the streets into the classroom.

1 Mar 2019

More women are entering plastic surgery residency programs, but minority representation still lags behind

While the proportion of women entering plastic surgery residency programs has increased in recent years, numbers of Black and Hispanic trainees are declining or unchanged, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

1 Mar 2019

Engineer to develop drug-filled hydrogel to repair the damaged heart

After a heart attack, the cells in the heart muscle cannot get enough nutrients and oxygen to survive, so they die. A structural support network in the heart's wall can help those cells regenerate, however, two enzymes that break down the network are naturally increased after a heart attack, leaving the heart in a fight for its life.

28 Feb 2019

Students News and Research

Mental health of students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training

Study on families of children with pediatric-onset MS examines baffling, often-overlooked disease

Mediterranean diet can improve athletes' endurance exercise performance within days

California looks to lead nation in unraveling childhood trauma

Digital examinations open the door to new possibilities

Olympus improves access to science education through BioBus collaboration

New study of youth with ADHD reveals gaps between student needs and school services

Women scientists receive lesser federal funding compared to male investigators

New strategy to curb college drinking

NHS takes big step forward by making sanitary products freely available for all patients

Michigan researchers adapt sexual violence prevention program for use at Ghana

UMass Lowell researcher analyzes impact of violence fueled by drug trafficking

More women are entering plastic surgery residency programs, but minority representation still lags behind

Engineer to develop drug-filled hydrogel to repair the damaged heart

New study reveals why environmental cues make quitting drug addiction even harder

Study seeks to understand medication management challenges for home care providers

Cavitation dose painting technique: A new method for precise drug delivery

The Evolution of MDLC in the Pharmaceutical Industry

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

Student-led interest group increases student engagement with rheumatology

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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