Starting School Early Affects Educational Attainment
A singular cutoff point for school entry results in age differences between children of the same grade. In many school systems, September-born children, begin compulsory education in September of the year in which they turn five, making them relatively older than summer born children who begin school aged four.
Research on these annually age-grouped cohorts reveal relative age effects (RAEs) that convey the greater achievements accrued by the relatively old (RO) students compared to the relatively young (RY) students. RAEs are pervasive. Across OECD countries, in fourth grade, RY students scored 4–12% lower than RO stud...
Source: World of Psychology - January 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Brain Blogger Children and Teens Publishers Research Academic Achievement Classmates classroom composition Education educational attainment educational experiences Expectations School school policy Social Factors Socioeconomic Source Type: blogs
Matt Damon in Downsizing
The new science fiction movieDownsizing with Matt Damon opens at theaters this week. Wiki provides a summary:Downsizing imagines what might happen if, as a solution to over-population, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to 5 inches (13 cm) tall and propose a200-year global transition from big to small, but with one catch: the procedure cannot be reversed. People soon realize how much further money goes in a miniaturized world, and with the promise of a better life, everyman Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in Omaha in order to become small and ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 18, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: December 16, 2017
Has cabin fever struck you yet this winter?
Find out ways to beat it, plus the latest on a new scientist-created version of oxytocin, how orange light therapy might help mental illness symptoms, why global teamwork might be helpful for psychological studies, and more in this week’s Psychology Around the Net!
How to Beat Cabin Fever When You’re Stuck Inside This Winter: Try a couple — or all — of these ideas for combating cabin fever (or, in some of our cases, the funk that comes along with shorter days and less sunshine).
Can Teamwork Solve One Of Psychology’s Biggest Problems? Psychologist Chri...
Source: World of Psychology - December 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: ADHD and ADD Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Health-related Medications Psychology Around the Net Research Schizophrenia Technology amphetamines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder cabin fever Christopher Chartier Light therapy Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 11th 2017
In this study, we used the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) to estimate clinically measured SBP and DBP trajectories for 20 years prior to death, for individuals dying at 60 years and older. Second, we compared the linear SBP trends for years 10 to 3 years before death in patients who died and age- and sex-matched controls who survived at least 9 years. These approaches aimed to separate age from end-of-life associations, and avoid healthy survivor biases.
Twenty years before death, estimated mean SBPs increased with increasing age at death (60-69 years, 139.5 mm Hg; ≥90 years, 150.0 mm Hg). All age-at-d...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 10, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Few PIRLS of Wisdom on New Reading Results
The latest international academic assessment results are out —this time focused on 4th grade reading —and the news isn’t great for the United States. But how bad is it? I offer a few thoughts—maybe not that wise, but I needed a super-clever title—that might be worth contemplating.The exam is theProgress in International Reading Literacy Study—PIRLS—which was administered to roughly representative samples of children in their fourth year of formal schooling in 58 education systems. The systems are mainly national, but also some sub-national levels such as Hong Kong and the Flemish-speaking areas of Belgium. PI...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
Another Study to Suggest that the Harms of Excess Fat Tissue are Understated
As a companion piece to a recent sizable study on weight and risk of age-related disease, here is another set of data to suggest that the existing consensus on the harms done by excess visceral fat tissue are, if anything, an underestimate. There is a large body of research that covers the many mechanisms by which the visceral fat packed around internal organs causes damage, such as through inflammation and immune dysfunction, the presence of raised numbers of senescent cells, the metabolic disarray that leads to diabetes, and so forth. Collectively it is a lengthy cautionary tale for those living far enough along the upwa...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 5, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Neuroinformatics meets music: Do you actually like that song or do you merely think you do?
As a neuroinformatics researcher, my vision is to bridge consumers wearing mobile EEG devices with online music recommendation services. My research group is already working in that direction, decoding brainwaves while listening to music in order to predict “Like” ratings and then submit the feedback to music streaming services.
As an example, this past September we were asked to conduct a music-EEG experiment for the ‘Music Freedom’ service TV promo campaign of TELIA, Norway’s mobile network operator. By decoding the brainwaves of three famous Norwegian artists, our task was to reveal their likene...
Source: SharpBrains - November 28, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr Dimitrios Adamos Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Technology Beat brainwaves EEG devices mobile EEG music streaming Neuroinformatics Spotify TELIA Tidal Source Type: blogs
Let ’s appreciate the growing landscape of digital brain health & enhancement: 177 experts and pioneers in 23 countries –and counting!
Registrants for the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 5-7th) as of November 23rd, 2017
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Quick update on how registration stands for the upcoming 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th) — THANK YOU to everyone who has registered already
We are pleased to report that so far 177 experts, pioneers and practitioners are registered to participate. 130 seem to be based in the US and 47 abroad (based on IP address during registration), with the following country breakdown:
United States 130
Australia 7
Canada 7
Israel 5
United Kingd...
Source: SharpBrains - November 24, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Technology brain health innovation brain-enhancement Brain-health sharpbrains virtual conference virtual summit Source Type: blogs
The landscape of brain health innovation: 130 experts and pioneers in 18 countries (and counting)
— Registrants for the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 5-7th) as of November 3rd, 2017
Just a quick update on how registration stands for the upcoming 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th).
We are proud to report that so far 130 experts, pioneers and practitioners are registered to participate.
95 seem to be based in the US and 35 abroad, based on IP address during registration, with the following country breakdown:
United States 95
Australia 7
Canada 6
United Kingdom 4
Israel 3
Norway 2
Italy 2
Taiwan 1
Singapore 1
India 1
France 1
Sweden ...
Source: SharpBrains - November 3, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Professional Development Technology brain health innovation brain-enhancement Brain-health virtual conference virtual summit Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 465
Answer:Sarcoptes scabeiinfection (scabies); the clinical picture is consistent with crusted ( " Norwegian " ) scabies.Unlike the classical variant of scabies, crusted scabies does not usually present with severe itching. This is particularly remarkable, given the high mite burden in these cases! The lack of severe itching is related to the depressed immunity of infected individuals. People with crusted scabies are infected with the same mite as people with the classical variant of scabies, but are usually immunocompromised or severely debilitated. Without the host immune response to keep the infection in check, the mites p...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - October 22, 2017 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Gluten, Depression, and Anxiety: The Gut-Brain Link
In this study, 22 participants ate a gluten-free diet low in FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols) for a three-day baseline period, and then received one of three dietary challenges (supplemented with gluten, whey, or placebo) for three days, followed by a three-day minimum washout period before starting the next diet.
Researchers assessed the participants at the end of the study using a psychological tool called the Spielberger State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI). People in the study who consumed gluten had higher overall STPI depression scores compared to those on th...
Source: World of Psychology - October 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Depression Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Research brain-gut connection celiac disease Gluten Gluten sensitivity Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli in Scandinavia
Although rates of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infection have been increasing in Scandinavia since 2000, trends for E. coli O157 are less clear. The following charts generated by Gideon (www.GideonOnline.com) display relevant data for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The post Enterohemorrhagic E. coli in Scandinavia appeared first on GIDEON - Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network. (Source: GIDEON blog)
Source: GIDEON blog - October 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Epidemiology Graphs Source Type: blogs
Join 107 Brain Health & Enhancement Pioneers in 15 Countries (and counting)
Registrants for the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 5-7th) as of October 12, 2017
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Just a quick update on how registration stands for the upcoming 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 5-7th).
We are proud to report that, so far, 107 experts, pioneers and practitioners are registered to participate. 82 seem to be based in the US and 25 abroad (based on IP address during registration); with the following country breakdown:
United States 82
Australia 5
Canada 4
United Kingdom 4
Norway 2
Singapore 1
Portugal 1
Brazil 1
Italy 1
India 1
France 1
Argentina 1
Taiwan 1
Sweden 1
Brunei Daruss...
Source: SharpBrains - October 13, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology brain-enhancement Brain-health virtual conference virtual summit Source Type: blogs
Bacterial Diarrhea in Norway
As noted in a recent ProMED posting, salmonellosis is the second most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in Norway. The following charts were generated by a multi-graph tool in Gideon www.GideonOnline.com As in many countries, Campylobacter is the leading pathogen in this group. Note that for the past two decades, rates of salmonellosis in Norway have been somewhat higher than those in the United States, while those of shigellosis have been slightly higher in the United States.
The post Bacterial Diarrhea in Norway appeared first on GIDEON - Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network. (Source: GIDEON blog)
Source: GIDEON blog - October 4, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Epidemiology Graphs Source Type: blogs
Destroy the Comfort Zone: Insights From an Adventure of a Lifetime
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We delay making important choices when we’re on the edge of uncertainty. Whether it’s a last-minute trip, a move abroad, or a new job. Those who stand on the edge of that uncertain cliff, and take that leap of faith, are those whose lives are brimming with happiness.
They are staying true to their hearts, despite what they hear at the back of their minds.
There will always be doubts, but ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Samy Felice Tags: featured motivation self improvement best motivation blogs Comfort Zone get out of your comfort zone pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
