Tokyo [Japan], May 30 (ANI): A study examining Japanese schools’ hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions. This research also suggests a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other countries. Called mimamoru, the pedagogical strategy is a portmanteau of the Japanese words mi, meaning […]
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): An emotion regulation strategy known as cognitive reappraisal helped reduce the typically heightened and habitual attention to drug-related cues and contexts in cocaine-addicted individuals, a study by Mount Sinai researchers has found. In a paper published in the journal PNAS, the team suggested that this form of habit disruption, mediated […]
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study has found that middle-school-aged children who use the internet, social media, or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores. The findings of the study appeared in the journal titled ‘Computers […]
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A new research has found that poor sleep health may disproportionately affect children of colour from families of low socioeconomic status and place them at risk for behaviour problems and lower academic performance. However, few sleep studies utilise standard measures of both classroom behaviour and academic achievement. The findings of […]
Utah [US], June 1 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to it. In the article published in the journal ‘Proceedings of National Academics of Sciences’, Ben Lyons, assistant professor of communication at the University of […]
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): To celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community, Instagram on Tuesday announced a partnership with The Queer Muslim Project, to present the second edition of the Digital Pride Festival. While LGBTQIA+ communities have always been a celebrated part of Facebook and Instagram, it’s the people within these communities and their […]
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): A paradoxical relationship between the intensity of emotional expressions and how they are perceived, has been explored by a team of international researchers comprised of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, New York University, and the Max Planck NYU Center for Language, Music, and Emotion (CLaME). Emotions […]
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Imagine saving your money to buy a luxury product for yourself only to realise it’s not as useful as you thought it would be. Something similar happened to a man who bought two lunchboxes for his kids, costing USD 60 (INR 4,392) each, and later found out they weighed too […]
London [UK], June 2 (ANI): Using a brain-training app helps people eat less junk food and lose weight, new research by the University of Exeter suggests. The Food Trainer (FoodT app) trains people to tap on images of healthy foods — but to stop when they see unhealthy snacks, creating an association between these foods […]
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): There is a long-held belief that having your pet sleep on the bed is a bad idea. Aside from taking up space, noisy scratching, or triggering allergies, the most common assertion averred that your four-legged friend would disrupt your sleep. However, a new study tells a different story. Researchers at […]
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): A new study has found that partners of mothers-to-be can directly influence a pregnant woman’s likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies’ development. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research’. The study was led by a team of […]
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study found that the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on preschool students entering kindergarten in Cincinnati Public Schools over a three-year period. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Pediatrics’. The two early reading programs are: Reach Out […]
