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| Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce early deaths Posted: 13 May 2021 02:35 PM PDT The latest analysis looked at data from more than 200,000 women aged 50-74 at recruitment who were followed up for an average of 16 years. The women were randomly allocated to one of three groups: no screening, annual screening using an ultrasound scan, and annual multimodal screening involving a blood test followed by an ultrasound scan as a second line test. |
| Posted: 13 May 2021 11:24 AM PDT Cooperation plays a crucial role in evolution. A team of scientists has now created a new model that shows how different kinds of cooperative strategies among humans develop. Using their unified framework, they show how an individual's experience and the reputation of others influence the emergence of successful cooperation. |
| Adolescents and older adults lack attention in social situations Posted: 13 May 2021 11:24 AM PDT New research has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults. |
| Count your blessings: Short gratitude intervention can increase academic motivation Posted: 13 May 2021 05:49 AM PDT In a recent study, researchers explore how nurturing feelings of gratitude can enhance motivation among college students. Their results show that a keeping a daily gratitude journal for only two weeks has a positive impact on academic motivations that can last months. |
| Academic skills least valued when assessing the 'ideal student' by academics and peers Posted: 12 May 2021 04:45 PM PDT The 'ideal student' - valued by both learners and university staff - is a punctual, organized, hard worker and enthusiastic learner - rather than someone with excellent academic results, high intelligence and good employability. |
| Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand Posted: 12 May 2021 01:40 PM PDT In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Meat shortages led many to wonder what to eat for protein when supply chains are disrupted and some people turned to gathering eggs, raising animals and growing their own food. A team assessed backyard protein sources: They looked at how a typical household with a typical backyard can raise chickens, rabbits or soybeans to meet its protein needs. |
| New approach to understanding our wellbeing Posted: 12 May 2021 10:29 AM PDT The ability to connect and feel a sense of belonging are basic human needs but new research has examined how these are determined by more than just our personal relationships. Psychologists highlight the importance of taking a wider approach to wellbeing and how it can be influenced by issues such as inequality and anthropogenic climate change. |
| Parks not only safe, but essential during the pandemic, study finds Posted: 12 May 2021 08:56 AM PDT Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and according to new research, they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19. The study looked at how people used 22 parks in Philadelphia and New York during the height of the pandemic and it found no strong correlation between park use and the number of confirmed cases in surrounding neighborhoods. |
| What does your voice say about you? Posted: 12 May 2021 08:56 AM PDT Everyone has at some point been charmed by the sound of a person's voice: but can we believe our ears? What can a voice really reveal about our character? Now an international research team has shown that people seem to express at least some aspects of their personality with their voice. |
| Pandemic screen time tops 6 hours a day for some kindergartners Posted: 12 May 2021 05:34 AM PDT Kindergartners from low-income families spent more than six hours a day in front of screens during two early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small Ohio study suggests. That is nearly double the screen time found before the pandemic in similar children, according to other research. |
| Top educational apps for children might not be as beneficial as promised Posted: 10 May 2021 11:39 AM PDT Log on to any app store, and parents will find hundreds of options for children that claim to be educational. But new research suggests these apps might not be as beneficial to children as they seem. |
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