From the Universität Bonn press release: A study led by the University of Bonn opens a new perspective with regard to the development of dementia. The scientists blocked the breakdown of a certain fat molecule in…
From the Universität Tubingen press release: Sleep helps us to retain the information that we have learned during the day. We know from animal experiments that new memories are reactivated during sleep. The brain replays…
From the Leeds Beckett University press release: Children who take part in lessons which include physical activity show an increase in health-enhancing physical activity and academic performance, according to research carried out by Leeds Beckett…
From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) press release: If you’re creating a message to educate, inform, or persuade, don’t underestimate the power of a well-executed cartoon. A new study…
From the Frontiers press release: What is the best way for teachers to teach so students will really learn? That’s an age-old question. Since the 1970s, one theory that has been popular among schoolteachers and…
From the UC Berkeley press release: The first year of elementary school markedly boosts a child’s attentiveness, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Max Planck Institute in Germany. The…
From the Iowa State University press release: Technology continues to change the way students learn and engage with their peers, parents and community. That is why Emily Howell, an assistant professor in Iowa State University’s School…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release: The way bilingual people read is conditioned by the languages they speak. This is the main conclusion reached by researchers at the Basque Center…
From the Frontiers press release: Educational apps for kids can be valuable learning tools, but there’s still a lot left to understand about how to best design them, shows a report in Frontiers in Psychology.…
From the University of Tübingen press release: Whether parental help has positive or negative effects on students’ academic outcomes depends on the motivation and involvement of their parents. Results of a study conducted by the…