Universities shouldn't just treat mental illness—they should help prevent it too
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Genetic engineering tools produce better-modified plants faster, easier
Plants have big genomes; a rare flower from Japan has a genome that is 50 times the size of a human's. These huge genomes, and associated large genes, can make it challenging for plant scientists to introduce precise genetic ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2019
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Sex robots increase the potential for gender-based violence
Sex robots made headlines after American comedian Whitney Cummings brought out her very own lookalike robot for her Netflix special called Can I Touch It? RealBotix, the company that made Cummings' robot, says that since ...
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2019
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Program offers pathway to medical school for students of color
Fourteen high school graduates streamed into a large lecture room at Hofstra University, each carrying a sign with the name of the college they will attend: Stony Brook University, The New York Institute of Technology, Columbia ...
Education
Aug 15, 2019
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Gamification can give dental and medical education a boost
Introducing gamification to medical and dental education can boost student motivation and lead to better learning outcomes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Using their own mobile devices, students ...
Education
Aug 15, 2019
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'Lovely' and 'scientific'—Medical student evaluations differ by gender and minority status
In the largest analysis to date of narrative medical school evaluations, researchers at UC San Francisco and Brown University have found significant differences in how female and underrepresented minority medical students ...
Education
Apr 16, 2019
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How does dark play impact the effectiveness of serious video games?
A new study has shown that allowing "dark play" in a serious video game intended to practice skills transferable to a real-life setting does not impact the game's effectiveness. Dark play, in which players choose inappropriate ...
Software
Apr 15, 2019
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University of Maryland medical school, Baltimore schools partner to bring love of science to advanced students
Da'Kuawn Johnson's third-grade teacher knew the boy was special.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2019
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Research track multiplies proportion of researchers
Most medical students choose to practice medicine after graduation. Few choose a career exclusively as researchers. The trend in the proportion of doctors who want to do research has been declining for several decades and ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2018
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How a game-based approach to teaching helps improve learning
Researchers from Keele University's Medical School have developed a game-based approach to teaching doctors in training, which helps to improve their learning about how drugs work.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2018
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