Gamers have an advantage in learning
Neuropsychologists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an...
View ArticleBerlin’s Higher Education Institutions Overcome First Hurdle
Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have overcome the first hurdle in the competition for the Excellence...
View ArticleFrequent sauna bathing keeps blood pressure in check
Frequent sauna bathing reduces the risk of elevated blood pressure, according to an extensive follow-up population-based study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. The risk of developing...
View ArticleSocial media feedback can identify high risk hospitals
Online patient feedback can provide accurate near real-time representations of the quality of care in NHS hospitals – thereby identifying high risk hospitals in need of inspection, a study by...
View ArticleFactcheck: Does Student Employment Slow Down One’s Study Progress?
For many students, a new academic year coincides with picking up a student job. But doesn’t student employment slow down their study progress? Researchers at Ghent University reviewed the academic...
View ArticleZo hondje, zo baas? Hoe mensen honden begrijpen
Al sinds duizenden jaren zijn honden de trouwe huisgenoot van de mens. Hierdoor is een immens diepe band gegroeid tussen hond en mens. Als hondeneigenaars zijn we er steevast van overtuigd dat we onze...
View ArticleCommunication is key to understanding female circumcision
Lack of communication hampers the prevention of female genital mutilation, according to anthropologist Rachel Issa Djesa. She has observed encounters between Norwegian authorities, health personnel and...
View ArticleVolkswagen Foundation Funds Project on Model Theory
Models are the basis of political and social decisions. But many people do not know that these decisions are not only influenced by figures and facts, they are also determined unconsciously by...
View ArticleVolkswagenStiftung fördert Projekt zur Modelltheorie
Modelle sind die Grundlage für politische und gesellschaftliche Entscheidungen. Was Viele nicht wissen: Außer Zahlen und Fakten fließen hier oft auch unbewusst Ideologien und Haltungen ein. Das...
View ArticleLeveraging the digital transformation: industrial property strategies of the...
The ‘digital transformation’ originally affected companies that mainly operated in ICT-related sectors, but it now touches all aspects of our economies and societies. This is reflected in a new...
View ArticleNew scientific report confirms positive economic trends for EU fishing fleet
According to the latest Annual Economic Report, the overall economic performance of the EU fleet improved again in 2015. While still marginally profitable in 2009, the EU fleet registered record-high...
View ArticleNew insights into how sleep helps the brain to reorganise itself
A study has given new insights into how sleep contributes to brain plasticity – the ability for our brain to change and reorganise itself – and could pave the way for new ways to help people with...
View ArticleA new model of treatment for youth with anxiety
A stepped care model of treatment for youth with anxiety can be effectively delivered using at least 14% less therapist time than traditional treatment service, reports a study published in the October...
View ArticleNew Kingston University London research debunks myths around best way to...
Do you believe emailing gets in the way of more important tasks at work – or that checking your inbox only a few times a day is the most efficient approach? New research by a Kingston University email...
View ArticleBailar zumba durante cinco semanas mejora la salud emocional de trabajadores...
Científicos de la Universidad de Granada demuestran que un programa de ejercicio de cinco semanas, basado en la famosa disciplina de Zumba Fitness®, mejora la calidad de vida en trabajadores...
View ArticleErfolgreiche Emotionsregulation basiert auf Aktivierung der Amygdala und...
In einem gemeinsamen Forschungsprojekt der Freien Universität Berlin und der AAU wurden die Zusammenhänge zwischen Persönlichkeit, Gehirnaktivität und Verhalten in Bezug auf die erfolgreiche Kontrolle...
View ArticleResearchers from the University of Seville are studying the relationship...
A low level of education is the variable that can most accurately predict this, according to a study carried out among inmates of Andalusian prisons. On the other hand, other classic factors, like...
View ArticleInvestigadores de la US estudian la relación entre factores psicosociales,...
El bajo nivel educativo es la variable con más poder predictivo en este sentido, según un estudio entre presos que cumplen su pena en cárceles andaluzas. Por el contrario, otros factores clásicos, como...
View Article塞维亚大学学者研究心理社会因素、心理障碍及暴力犯罪之间的关系
根据针对安达鲁西亚监狱服刑的囚犯进行的研究，低学历是最具预测能力的变量。相反地，其他经典因素，如酗酒和人格异常，反而不能准确地预测暴力犯罪的可能性。
View ArticleStudy reveals link between childhood in care and mums who have babies removed...
A study has found a high number of women, who repeatedly appear before the family courts and lose many children into public care or adoption because of child protection concerns, have been in care...
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