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KIPP Gets Children Into College
From pandemic learning loss to racial achievement gaps, many U.S. education ailments can be addressed by schools outside the traditional, union-dominated system. More evidence comes from a new report showing that the largest charter school network in the country helps students get into college,…
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Expendables 4’ Director Scott Waugh Talks Doubling Rufio in ‘Hook’ and Learning a Hard Lesson on ‘Last Action Hero’
Before John Wick ushered in a new era of stuntmen turned directors, Expend4bles director Scott Waugh was one of the few exceptions to pull off the feat. Following in the footsteps of his older brother Ric Roman Waugh, the younger Waugh made his own luck by funding 2012’s Act of Valor and…#johnwick #scottwaugh #ricromanwaugh #valor #mousemccoy #seals #dreamworks #stevenspielberg #waugh #sylvesterstallone
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No brain, no problem. Jellyfish learn just fine
When it comes to learned behavior, even the simplest minds are capable of advanced thought. The Caribbean box jellyfish (
Tripedalia cystophora
), which doesn’t even have a brain, can alter its behavior based on past experiences, new research reveals. Scientists believe the creature uses this learning ability along with its astoundingly complex visual system to navigate the murky mangrove swamps it calls home.
Scientists have known for some time that animals in the phylum Cnidaria—which includes jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones—are capable of basic forms of learning when repeatedly presented with a stim...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Artificial Intelligence Has High Performance for Detecting PCOS
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have high diagnostic and classification performance for detection of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a review published online Sept. 18 in Frontiers in...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Machine Learning Model Can Predict Mortality After Hip Fracture
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- A machine learning model based on high-ranking biomarkers can predict mortality in patients with hip fracture, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in the Journal of Orthopedic Research.
George Asrian, M.D.,...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Jellyfish show how you don ’t need a brain to learn, say researchers
Adjustment of behaviour shown in study suggests learning is integral function of neuronsJellyfish change their behaviour based on past experiences, researchers have revealed, in a study that suggests learning could be a fundamental property of the way nerve cells work.Unlike humans, jellyfish do not have a central brain. However, box jellyfish have clusters of neurons associated with the creatures ’ eye-like structures, known as rhopalia, with this system acting as the visual information processing centre.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Animal behaviour Marine life Invertebrates Biology Science World news Neuroscience Source Type: news
Learning the lessons: the unequal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: voices of people and communities
This report captures the findings from an engagement exercise held by National Voices about how communities and groups were affected differently by both the Covid-19 virus and the measures to control it. It finds that the pandemic response exacerbated existing, deep-rooted inequalities across the UK, and compounded the disadvantages experienced by people from minoritised communities, by disabled people and by people living with long term conditions.ReportNational Voices - news
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 22, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news
My View: How work-based learning benefits students today — and tomorrow
In this guest column, an executive with Western Maricopa Education Center, touts the Career and Technical Education model that gives students hands-on experience in a particular industry to make them job-ready in everything from construction to veterinary sciences, construction and cosmetology.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Susan Leon Source Type: news
Artificial sweetener linked to heritable learning deficits, scientists say
Artificial sweeteners are associated with learning and memory deficits which can be passed on to the next generation, scientists say. These effects were seen after consuming as little as 10 percent of the Food and Drug Administration's daily recommendations. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener…#aspartame #fda #pradeepbhide #bettyannrodgers #bhide
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Retinal Imaging And Machine Learning Honored In The 2023 Lasker Awards
The Lasker Foundation ’s annual awards for medical research honor the inventors of optical coherence tomography and more.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alex Knapp, Forbes Staff Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare AI /ai Editors' Pick editors-pick technology alexknappblog premium Source Type: news
It's Back-to-School and LuvBug Learning Reports 9 in 10 Parents Feel Interactive Tools at Home can Improve Academic Performance
A Strong Majority of parents recognize need to provide in-home tools for learning NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 2023, parents, grandparents and caregivers recognize the need to teach beyond typical academics when raising young children, according to a survey by Nanos...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CHI SVY Source Type: news
RSN's 30th Annual Kidney Disease Education and Lifestyle Meeting
Five hope-filled days of learning and sharing for people with kidney disease across the nation GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renal Support Network (RSN) will host its 30th Annual Kidney Disease Education and Lifestyle Meeting from October 18th-22nd, 2023. After...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Play
We are in the midst of a new psychedelic renaissance. Drugs like MDMA and psilocybin are being ushered into mainstream medicine, promoted as miracle cures for a host of psychiatric woes. But as psychedelics come to be seen as treatments for various types of psychological suffering, we are overlooking one of their most precious offerings: the potential for play.
“Neuroplasticity” is the word many mental health professionals are now using to describe the positive effect of psychedelics; a process in which the brain sort of loosens up, becoming flexible and open to learning (Children’s brains, for instanc...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ross Ellenhorn Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”
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Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
