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Does the moon affect our mood or actions?

From the Frontiers media release: Always surrounded by an aura of mystery, the moon and its possible influence over human behavior has been object of ancestral fascination and mythical speculation for centuries. While the full moon… 

Children with ADHD sleep both poorly and less

From the Aarhus University media release: A new study from Aarhus University has now documented that there is some truth to the claim by parents of children with ADHD that their children have more difficulty falling… 

Need to remember something? Better draw it, study finds

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From the University of Waterloo media release: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that drawing pictures of information that needs to be remembered is a strong and reliable strategy to enhance memory. “We pitted… 

Finding the Genetic Cause for Intellectual disability

From the Osaka University media release: A research group led by Osaka University and collaborative institutions discovered that disorders in the same gene PIGG are the cause for intellectual disability with seizures and hypotonia. PIGG is… 

Girls benefit from extra lessons, but what about boys?

From the Taylor & Francis media release: Plans to extend the school day to increase achievement might not have the desired effect on all children, suggests the results of a study recently published in Education Economics.… 

Race biases teachers’ expectations for students

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…