May 7, 2013 — New research from the University of Reading shows that Ice Age people living in Europe 15,000 years ago might have used forms of some common words including I, you, we, man and bark, that in some cases could still be recognized today. via Ice Age ancestors might have used words in … More Ice Age ancestors might have used words in common with us
May 7, 2013 — More than one in every 10 members of Generation X are enrolled in classes to continue their formal educations, according to a new University of Michigan study released today. In addition, 48 percent of GenXers take continuing education courses, in-service training, and workshops required for professional licenses and certifications. via Live … More Live and learn: Most GenXers continue their education
May 5, 2013 — More children today have a disability than a decade ago, and the greatest increase is among kids in higher-income families, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. via Childhood disability rate jumps 16 percent over past decade.
May 6, 2013 — Where you are and what you’re doing increasingly play key roles in how you search the Internet. In fact, your search may just conduct itself. via Internet content is looking for you.
May 6, 2013 — Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) demonstrated high-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.92% which is the highest values reported to date for plasmonic PSCs using metal nanoparticles (NPs). via A giant leap to commercialization of polymer solar cell technology.
Apr. 4, 2013 — Brain researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have discovered that we explore the world with our eyes in a different way than previously thought. Their results advance our understanding of how healthy observers and neurological patients interact and glean critical information from the world around them. via New vision of how we … More New vision of how we explore our world
Professor Michael Blaber and his team produced data supporting the idea that 10 amino acids believed to exist on Earth around 4 billion years ago were capable of forming foldable proteins in a high-salt (halophile) environment. Such proteins would have been capable of providing metabolic activity for the first living organisms to emerge on the … More How life may have first emerged on Earth: Foldable proteins in a high-salt environment
Apr. 5, 2013 — According to several studies(1), more and more children around the world are separated from their homes and placed in residential facilities. However, most of them are neither orphaned nor abandoned: they are placed into these institutions due to financial or family difficulties, as is revealed by a new via How can … More How can children’s interests be protected in the face of poverty?
As an educational consultant and private tutor, I’ve seen children medicated needlessly. I’ve seen the prevalent side effects, I’ve heard from frantic Moms after their sons were rushed to the emergency room. The sad fact is that the majority of children who are diagnosed as ADD or ADHD (often by their teachers!), are actually highly … More Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: The Gifted/ADHD Connection
Behavioral Problems Linked to Cortisol Levels: Study Finds Intervention Needed as Soon as Behavioral Problems Appear Feb. 10, 2011 — Cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, seems to behave in contradictory ways in children. Some youngsters with behavioral problems have abnormally high levels of cortisol, while others with identical problems have abnormally low levels. What’s going … More Reblogged: Behavioral problems linked to cortisol levels: Study finds intervention needed as soon as behavioral problems appear
reblogged article from Depth Psychology List – Blog. In the Face of Trauma: A Depth Psychological Approach 20 Dec 2012 1:08 AM | Bonnie Bright (Administrator) In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy of the Sandy Hook Newtown Connecticut mass school shooting, many of us are experiencing some degree of trauma–whether we knew the victims … More In the Face of Trauma: A Depth Psychological Approach
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