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A new survey of US consumers reveals that nearly three-quarters eat pecans regularly, with taste being an important reason. The study also highlights the importance of nutritional and health aspects in marketing tree nuts.
Research participants showed greater positive attitudes toward answering questions when interacting with intergroup couples versus same-race couple interactions. Interacting in an intergroup context with a romantic partner can alleviate threats and improve conversations, leading to improved attitudes towards other groups.
A study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia found no long-term effects on psychosocial outcomes for patients with intraoperative awareness during general anesthesia. Despite initial concerns, the research reveals no significant difference in PTSD diagnosis or other mental health conditions between patients with and without awareness.
A new study from MIT reveals that the Tsimane' children's understanding of numbers develops through universal stages, with exposure to numbers playing a critical role in their learning process. The findings suggest that number learning follows a fundamental pathway, but the timing depends on the child's environment.
A 20-minute classroom assessment measures classroom instruction and aligns with state standards, providing immediate feedback for improving instructional quality. The tool, called the EAR Protocol, has been shown to correlate with better student outcomes on standardized tests.
The first patient has been enrolled in the PROSPECT II clinical trial, a study that aims to assess the ability of intracoronary near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to identify non-flow obstructing vulnerable plaques. The trial will enroll 900 patients with acute coronary syndrome and follow them for up to 15 years.
Researchers analyzed a nationally representative sample of 140,000 teachers and found that NCLB's accountability pressures may have improved classroom autonomy and administrator support, rather than reducing job satisfaction. The study contradicts conventional wisdom on the law's impact on teacher morale.
The BMJ is implementing a patient partnership strategy to integrate patients' perspectives into its editorial processes, research, and healthcare advocacy. This initiative aims to advance shared decision-making, patient-centered care, and impact assessment of patient partnerships.
A new 5-question clinical tool, VIO-SCAN, can help clinicians screen for risk of violence in military veterans by considering financial stability, combat experience, alcohol misuse, and PTSD plus anger. The study highlights the need to focus on non-PTSD factors beyond just PTSD when understanding violence in veterans.
The SPRINT program aims to advance scientific research through partnerships between researchers from institutions in Brazil and abroad. FAPESP will provide funding for travel, health insurance, and living allowances for participating researchers.
A $440,000 grant-funded global project aims to protect remaining old-growth forests and promote sustainable reforestation through a multidisciplinary approach. Researchers from 14 countries will work together to understand factors leading to forest regrowth and provide tangible recommendations for policymakers.
A new core concept template called BioCore Guide aims to provide an updated blueprint for educators to clarify the learning outcomes for undergraduate students majoring in general biology. The guide builds on previous reform efforts and provides overarching principles for each core concept, as well as 40 statements that illustrate the ...
Denise Mifsud, a part-time PhD student, won the EERA/SAGE conference travel bursary to attend Emerging Researchers Conference and ECER 2014. The bursary supports early career researchers in attending these conferences, fostering discussions and debates on education policy and practice.
A 12-week clinical trial found that drinking diet beverages helped participants lose 44% more weight than those consuming water alone. Participants in the diet beverage group reported feeling less hungry and experienced improvements in cholesterol levels.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that too much visual stimulation can distract young children from learning. The study showed that children in highly decorated classrooms were more likely to be off-task and demonstrated smaller learning gains compared to those in sparse classrooms.
Studies suggest that medical marijuana and CBD may help reduce seizure frequency in patients with Dravet syndrome. However, current data is mostly anecdotal and not well-controlled. Researchers emphasize the need for rigorous investigation of medical marijuana's safety and efficacy before drawing conclusions.
The Journalists in Aging Fellows Program is expanding its coverage of aging issues thanks to new funding support from AARP. The program will include regional briefings and telebriefings to keep journalists engaged year-round.
A panel of 11 genes can predict an individual's risk of alcoholism with high accuracy at a population level. The genetic test also identifies people who are at higher or lower risk for the disease.
Researchers demonstrated the ability to train brain patterns associated with empathic feelings using functional brain imaging. Volunteers who received neurofeedback showed improved brain network function related to tenderness and affection, key components of empathy. This finding may lead to new opportunities for investigating neurofee...
Researchers may underestimate disparities between groups due to 'mischievous responders' who intentionally provide inaccurate answers on surveys. A new sensitivity-analysis procedure identifies and reduces bias in research data, ensuring sound conclusions for policymaking and effective support for marginalized groups.
A new study published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis found no association between multiple-measure teaching effectiveness ratings and the content of teachers' instruction. The researchers suggest that value-added models are not useful for evaluating teacher performance or shaping classroom instruction.
Scientists have identified two alternative pathways that compensate for the lack of corpus callosum, enabling communication between brain hemispheres. These pathways are found to be functional and play a crucial role in tactile recognition abilities, similar to those observed in individuals with normal corpus callosum.
Two researchers, Jairo Sinova and Stuart Parkin, are awarded prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorships for their groundbreaking work in magnetism and spintronics. The funding will support research at the Humboldt Center for Emergent Spin Phenomena over the next five years.
A new study suggests that gardening can provide similar health benefits for younger adults as it does for older adults. Researchers found that gardening tasks were classified as moderate- to high-intensity physical activities, with digging being the most intense task.
Researchers found that plantable containers made of sustainable materials can significantly reduce transplant time, labor costs, and plastic usage. Eco-friendly paper and bioplastic containers are suitable alternatives to traditional plastic containers, allowing for faster growth and quicker landscape coverage.
A new study examines three hoop house designs for growing lettuce and spinach during the winter season in the southwestern United States. The single-layer and double-layer designs appear to be the most appropriate technology for both locations, providing adequate protection and higher probabilities of producing positive returns.
The procedure has been found to be highly effective in restoring people to fully functioning lives after physically disfiguring facial injuries, with most patients experiencing significant psychological improvements. However, the treatment still poses lifelong risks and complications, including rejection and infection.
Raspberries are sought after for their health benefits, with growing demand for novel fruit colors. Researchers found that different colored raspberries have distinct postharvest qualities, including decay incidence and juice leakage rates.
Leading food and nutrition scientists emphasized the importance of understanding dietary fats for optimal health. Research is needed to better understand the role of fats and their impact on health, particularly with changing dietary recommendations over the years.
A Vanderbilt study found that two-thirds of ICU patients experience somatic symptoms like weakness, appetite change, and fatigue, surpassing cognitive symptoms. The study highlights a significant public health issue, with millions of patients admitted to ICUs annually.
Research suggests that cognitive reserve, the brain's ability to adapt and compensate for injury, plays a role in recovery from traumatic brain injury. Those with higher educational attainment are more likely to achieve full recovery, with nearly 40% of patients with 16 or more years of education fully recovering.
A study by Dr Chris Platts found that Premier League soccer stars regularly insult and mock junior players as part of a humiliating rite of passage. The research highlights the need for radical changes in football's culture to produce better players.
A Mayo Clinic-led study found nine independent risk factors for acute respiratory distress syndrome in surgical patients, including sepsis and high-risk cardiac surgery. The findings may lead to better identification of high-risk patients before surgery and inform changes in care to prevent the condition.
Joslin Medalists with type 1 diabetes for 50+ years have higher levels of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and circulating progenitor cells (CPCs), associated with lower cardiovascular and kidney disease. These findings suggest that measuring CPC levels may help identify people at risk for complications.
Researchers found that compassionate behaviors are associated with better health and well-being as we age. The study identified three factors predictive of self-reported compassion: gender, recent suffering, and high mental resiliency.
Research at St. Michael's Hospital found that administering adrenaline after a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital does not improve long-term survival rates, despite its long-standing use as treatment for decades. The study suggests alternative methods such as early defibrillator use and effective CPR may be more beneficial.
Researchers propose a new, integrated framework of cognitive styles that eliminates confusing labeling and enables integration of findings on individual differences in cognition across different disciplines. The taxonomy offers a clear categorization of styles from various fields, highlighting the importance of adaptive patterns or sty...
The American Society of Plant Biologists announced its 2014 award recipients, recognizing outstanding contributions to plant biology research, education, and service. The Charles Albert Shull Award went to Libo Shan for her work on plant-microbe interactions, while the Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award was awarded to James N. S...
Researchers at Tufts University have discovered a mechanism linked to the development of severe schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic worms. The innate cell receptor CD209a controls the magnitude of disease, with mice expressing high levels of CD209a developing severe inflammation.
The new definition of epilepsy includes individuals with two unprovoked seizures and those with a high risk of seizure recurrence. Epilepsy is defined as a disease of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures.
A study found that gut microbiota plays a role in the development of alcoholic liver disease, with fecal microbiota transplantation showing promise as a potential treatment. The research highlights the importance of restoring gut functionality and re-establishing intestinal flora.
The American Mathematical Society has recognized Paul Sally's contributions to mathematics education, including the establishment of programs such as SESAME and YSP. His work with teachers and students at the precollege level has had a significant national impact.
A novel outcome prediction model has been developed using sequentially-assessed measures to generate an individualised mortality risk prediction without liver transplantation. The model uses age, encephalopathy, and cardiovascular failure severity on admission, as well as dynamic variables, to predict non-transplanted 15-day survival.
The iPad application is used to streamline behavior mapping, a research technique that records children's interactions in natural settings to assess their science skills and interests. The app allows for flexible data collection and upload, ensuring the safety of participant data.
A study of 10,000 students found that remedial courses at community colleges can help earn an associate's degree, but taking three or more remedial courses at four-year colleges may hold back students from earning a bachelor's degree. Researchers from Boston College analyzed federal data and discovered that developmental education at t...
The university will fund research, training, and education projects to address health disparities in this population. The center's Health Matters program has developed evidence-based tools, including peer mentoring and online resources, to promote healthy behaviors.
A survey of science teachers found that while they support the new approach, they struggle to believe all students can explore science using argumentation. In low-income schools, pressure to meet testing requirements limits its use.
Researchers explore the implications of the highly politicized debate surrounding Trayvon Martin's fatal shooting on issues of race, gender, and economic status in education. The case highlights the devastating impact of gun violence on black women, who face a higher homicide rate than any other group.
A UCLA-led study found that higher education levels are associated with lower rates of bone fractures among non-white women. The study followed over 2,000 pre-menopausal women for nine years and found that those with at least some postgraduate education had an 87% lower non-traumatic fracture rate than those with less education.
A new program at University of the Pacific empowers low-income parents to guide their children on the path to college. The approach includes family information meetings, themed activity packets, and individualized attention to help parents feel more engaged and confident in supporting their kids' educational pursuits.
Dr. Xiangling Wang, a medical genetics resident at the Mayo Clinic, has received the inaugural Pfizer/ACMG Foundation Clinical Genetics Combined Residency for Translational Genomic Scholars Fellowship Award. The award aims to advance education, research, and standards of practice in medical genetics.
Modjaz will observe host environments of stellar explosions to investigate which kinds of stars have exploded and why. Her research aims to determine the make-up of stellar progenitors that yield stripped envelope supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.
A new telemedicine program integrating office visits with supplemental phone coaching improves cardiovascular disease risk factors such as fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, stress reduction, and medication adherence. Adults who engaged in five or more coaching sessions showed significant improvements.
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables in early adulthood has been linked to reduced rates of coronary heart disease in middle-aged adults. Young women who ate 8 servings or more per day were 40% less likely to develop calcified plaque in their arteries 20 years later.
Pediatricians Rebecca H. Buckley and Jennifer M. Puck received the March of Dimes Lifetime Achievement Award in Genetics for laying the groundwork for early detection of severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID). Their research led to the development of a newborn screening test, significantly improving long-term survival rates.
A study recommends management practices to address citrus greening disease by monitoring phloem production in affected trees. The researchers found that new phloem tissue supports growth for a limited time, making the weeks before and after spring flush critical for management.
A new Capsicum annuum pepper germplasm has been released by researchers, providing a rich source of non-pungent capsinoids with antioxidant activity, enhanced adrenal function, and metabolism promotion. The high concentrations of capsaicinoids in the fruit facilitate its potential use in foods, pharmaceuticals, and research.
Scientists found that controlling oxygen and carbon dioxide levels can reduce injury in 'Honeycrisp' apples. Diphenylamine treatment effectively suppressed brown lesions, improving storage conditions.
A new study published in Annals of Surgery found that restricting surgical residents' hours does not necessarily lead to improved patient outcomes. Instead, it may increase complications for some patients and reduce their ability to observe and learn from complex cases.
A study found a small but consistent increase in emergency department visits after Massachusetts implemented its first-in-the-nation law to expand health care insurance coverage. The data showed an average annual increase of 1.2% in ER visits between 2006 and 2007, which rose to 2.2% by 2009.