From the Johns Hopkins University media release: When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a…
From the KTH The Royal Institute of Technology media release: Bicycle helmets can reduce the risk of concussions by 54 percent, and drastically cut the risk of skull fractures, according to a study at Sweden’s KTH…
From the Leiden, Universiteit media release: Students who have a chronic lack of sleep have lower grades and find it harder to concentrate. Around a third of students do not feel well rested enough to…
From the University of Texas at Dallas media release: A new UT Dallas study found that teen driving curfews might do more than reduce car accidents. They also may prevent teens from committing crimes. Arrests among…
From the University of Kansas media release: Autism affects children from all walks of life, and education professionals need scientifically based interventions to help those affected develop reading and other life skills. However, a recent study…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia media release: Considerable attention has been paid to how boys’ educational achievements in science and math compare to girls’ accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys outperform…
From the University of Strathclyde media release: Sedentary behaviour increases in children between the ages of nine and 12 — even if they are otherwise physically active, according to research at the Universities of Strathclyde…
From the Mayo Clinic media release: Medical students are more prone to alcohol abuse than their peers not attending medical school, especially if they are young, single and under a high debt load. That’s according to…
From the PLOS media release: Brain swelling is a strong predictor of death in children with cerebral malaria (a severe form of the disease where parasites have accumulated in brain vessels), and also in mice with…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit, a depressed middle class and growing inequality, the state of Illinois continues to underinvest in public higher…