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  Expand Your Audience

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • May 16, 2016
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  It is important to use interest based platform to expand your audience. If you use social media like Facebook, Twitter, or any other platforms, you come to realize that the feeds saturate fairly quickly with mainstream stories. In so doing, these platf...
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  Genetic links to educational attainment identified

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • May 11, 2016
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  Researchers have identified 74 areas of the human genome associated with educational attainment. It is well known that social and other environmental factors influence education, but these findings suggest that large genetics analyses may be able to help...  moreResearchers have identified 74 areas of the human genome associated with educational attainment. It is well known that social and other environmental factors influence education, but these findings suggest that large genetics analyses may be able to help discover biological pathways as well.  
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  Scientists report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage caused by fructose in the brain

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • April 24, 2016
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  Consuming fructose, a sugar that's common in the Western diet, alters hundreds of genes that may be linked to many diseases, scientists report. However, they discovered good news as well: an important omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA seems to reverse the...  moreConsuming fructose, a sugar that's common in the Western diet, alters hundreds of genes that may be linked to many diseases, scientists report. However, they discovered good news as well: an important omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA seems to reverse the harmful changes produced by fructose.  
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  Researchers suggest pollutants in fish inhibit human's natural defense system

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • April 17, 2016
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  In a new study, environmental pollutants found in fish were shown to obstruct the human body's natural defense system to expel harmful toxins. The research team suggests that this information should be used to better assess the human health risks from...  moreIn a new study, environmental pollutants found in fish were shown to obstruct the human body's natural defense system to expel harmful toxins. The research team suggests that this information should be used to better assess the human health risks from eating contaminated seafood.  
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  FOMO: It's your life you're missing out on

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • March 31, 2016
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  “You missed out.” Is there another sentence that could strike such anxiety in the hearts of young people? Known as FOMO in millennial-speak, fear of missing out is quickly taking a toll on Generation Y—and it’s probably causing damage to your own life.
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  Study explores carb-loading's effect on the heart

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • March 29, 2016
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  Drinking a high carbohydrate shake can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function, a study has found. Researchers studied 33 individuals who were given an acute carbohydrate load in the form of a 264-kilocalorie shake. They studied the...  moreDrinking a high carbohydrate shake can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function, a study has found. Researchers studied 33 individuals who were given an acute carbohydrate load in the form of a 264-kilocalorie shake. They studied the subjects' blood levels for six hours looking for a number of things, chief among them whether this acute metabolic challenge could alter the heart's production of atrial natriuretic peptide.  
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  Sustained aerobic exercise increases adult neurogenesis in brain

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • February 8, 2016
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  It may be possible to increase the neuron reserve of the hippocampus – and thus improve preconditions for learning – by promoting neurogenesis via sustained aerobic exercise such as running, say researchers.
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  GOOGLE TESTS SOLAR-POWERED '5G' INTERNET DRONES

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • February 1, 2016
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  Google is pushing to the next frontier in the race to deliver universal Internet access; Google is testing solar-powered drones capable of beaming high-speed Internet back to Earth.
  According to reports by the Guadian, the secretive project is dubbed ...
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  Texting at night affects teens' sleep, academic performance

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 26, 2016
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  A new study is the first of its kind to link nighttime instant messaging habits of American teenagers to sleep health and school performance. Media use among children of all ages is increasing exponentially; studies have found that children ages 8 to 18...  moreA new study is the first of its kind to link nighttime instant messaging habits of American teenagers to sleep health and school performance. Media use among children of all ages is increasing exponentially; studies have found that children ages 8 to 18 use electronic devices approximately seven-and-a-half hours daily.
  Researcher finds that instant messaging in the dark makes a difference compared to having the lights on.  
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  Group learning makes children better decision-makers, study finds

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 20, 2016
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  Children who participate in group learning develop better decision-making skills than children who study the same curriculum via teacher-led discussions, suggests a new study. More than 760 fifth-grade students were involved in the study, which compared...  moreChildren who participate in group learning develop better decision-making skills than children who study the same curriculum via teacher-led discussions, suggests a new study. More than 760 fifth-grade students were involved in the study, which compared the efficacy of collaborative group work with conventional direct instruction at promoting students' ability to make reasoned decisions and apply those skills in a novel task.