Benefits of cognitive training in dementia patients unclear
Positive effects of cognitive training in healthy elderly people have been reported, but data regarding its effects in patients with dementia is unclear.
View ArticleConnected migrants make use of mobile tech
Contrary to common perception, migrants and refugees are often well connected in terms of mobile technology, using smart phones for communications, mapping and social networking during their journeys....
View ArticleJNeurosci: Highlights From the February 22 Issue
Check out these newsworthy studies from the February 22, 2017, issue of JNeurosci. Media interested in obtaining the full text of the studies should contact media@sfn.org. Zika Virus Appears to Target...
View ArticleProfessor knows who will win the Iron Throne
Spoiler alert! This Professor thinks that he can predict who will win the Iron Throne. Just so long as the author, George R. R. Martin, has read Max Weber's economic theory.
View ArticleNot All Immigrants Are Equal: When Legalized, They Commit Half the Crimes
Paolo Pinotti analyzed the behavior of those that obtained a residence permit in 2007 in Italy and observed a steep fall in economic crimes. But Western societies should choose whether to legalize more...
View ArticleGli immigrati cambiano: quando ottengono i documenti commettono metà dei crimini
Paolo Pinotti ha analizzato il comportamento di coloro che hanno ottenuto un permesso di soggiorno con il click day del 2007 e ha osservato un forte calo dei reati economici. Ma le società occidentali...
View ArticleDesarrollan un algoritmo, inspirado en el comportamiento de las abejas, que...
Investigadores de la UGR diseñan un algoritmo bioinspirado en la colonias de abejas que puede ayudar a las fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad a tomar las decisiones adecuadas para desarticular cualquier...
View ArticleA Study: Physical Exercise Is a Significant Part of Elite E-Sports Players’...
Finnish scholars Tuomas Kari and Veli-Matti Karhulahti from the Universities of Jyväskylä and Turku have conducted the first peer-reviewed study concerning the physical exercise of elite e-sports...
View ArticleAdolescent Sleepiness May Contribute to Future Crimes
In a recent study of adolescents, those who reported being sleepy during the day were more likely to be antisocial, and they were 4.5-times more likely to commit crime by age 29.
View ArticleNursing Home Residents Need More Activities to Help Them Thrive
In a survey of staff from 172 Swedish nursing homes, most residents had been outside the nursing home during the previous week, but only one-fifth had been on an outing or excursion
View ArticleNew risk factors for anxiety disorders
Several newly discovered variants of a gene increase the risk of developing anxiety disorders. A research team aims to derive new therapies from this finding which are better tailored to the individual...
View ArticleExtraordinary project challenged perceptions of disability and attitudes...
Awards winning comedian, Francesca Martinez, reflects on her involvement in a University of Leicester project that examined ‘the implications of a society that values some lives more than others’
View ArticleWhat Effect Does Prenatal and Postpartum Maternal Depression Have on Children?
The results of a large study do not support the notion that prenatal and postpartum maternal depression is particularly detrimental to children's psychological development. Instead, the most robust...
View ArticleInvoluntary urinary incontinence can discourage sufferers from exercise
According to a study published in the distinguished journal PLOS ONE, urinary incontinence symptoms in middle-aged woman are linked to lower levels of exercise. Involuntary urinary incontinence...
View ArticleComputer to Give Advice on Mental Health
It will be open 24 hours a day, and will never close down for festivals or take a holiday. The machine will provide sensible and personal advice for young people who contact its chat service. This is...
View ArticleUK-wide study shows huge postcode disparity in proportion of children in care
Children in the poorest areas of the UK are at least 10 times more likely than those in the most affluent to become involved in the child protection system, according to a report by seven British...
View ArticleArts and Humanities in Progress: A Manifesto of Numanities
""The book aims to introduce a research concept called "Numanities", as one possible attempt to overcome the current scientific, social and institutional crisis of the humanities. Such crisis involves...
View Article13th World Congress of Semiotics: Cross-Inter-Multi-Trans
26/06/2017 — 30/06/2017, The IASS-AIS World Congress is the most important scientific event for the international semiotic community. Organized since 1974 (in Milan, Italy), it has now reached the 13th...
View ArticleEuropean researchers want to extend funding for renewables
An international team of researchers has concluded that operational funding should continue to be provided for the production of renewable energy in Europe, provided that such support is progressively...
View ArticleImmigrants help Norwegian companies to think differently
Companies that hire immigrants have more international partnerships and are more innovative, according to researcher.
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