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·September 20, 2023·3 min read

Dad Time Boosts Kids’ School Success

A new study reveals that fathers engaging in interactive activities with their children, such as reading and playing, significantly improve their kids' primary school performance. Analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study showed children of involved dads performed better by ages five and seven.

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·September 1, 2023·4 min read

Zap Your Brain, Boost Your Math Skills

Researchers discovered that electrical noise stimulation to the frontal part of the brain can improve mathematical learning. The study focused on those who initially showed low levels of brain excitation towards math.

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·August 30, 2023·3 min read

Educational Buffer: How Learning Slows Genetic Alzheimer’s Risk

Researchers examined the role of genetics and educational attainment in early-onset Alzheimer's disease, specifically focusing on carriers of the PSEN1 E280A mutation. They found that carriers with an additional high-risk mutation, APOE e4, experienced faster cognitive decline, while those with a protective APOE e2 mutation had delayed onset.

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·August 23, 2023·4 min read

Is Adult Education A Brain Shield Against Dementia?

Researchers unveiled a promising link between adult education and reduced dementia risk. The study analyzed data from the UK Biobank, finding that individuals involved in adult education courses had a 19% decreased chance of developing dementia.

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·March 24, 2023·4 min read

Paper Written Using ChatGPT Demonstrates Opportunities and Challenges of AI in Academia

ChatGPT and other modern AI technologies have both positive and negative effects on academia, learning, and teaching. Researchers say it may be time to adapt to using AI as a tool in education and leverage ChatGPT for the benefit of both academic staff and students.

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·January 27, 2023·4 min read

Poor Literacy Linked to Worse Mental Health Worldwide

Poor literacy skills or being illiterate is associated with an increased risk of developing anxiety and depression, researchers say. Additionally, poor literacy is also linked to increased feelings of loneliness.

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·January 11, 2023·4 min read

An Education Doesn’t Just Make You Smarter, It Protects Your Gut

Better education has a strong genetic correlation and protective causal association against several disorders that affect the gut, a new study reports.

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·November 26, 2022·5 min read

Educational Background and Previous Brain Injury May Be Associated With Higher Risk of Frontotemporal Dementia

Previous TBI increased the risk of frontotemporal dementia in those without a genetic risk factor for FTD. Additionally, researchers found those with FTD tend to be less educated than those with Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 27, 2022·4 min read

Nature via Nurture: How Parents’ Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills Influence Their Children’s Education

Parents' genes linked to both cognitive and non-cognitive skills affect their child's educational outcomes, a new study reports.

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·August 17, 2022·4 min read

Preschoolers With Larger Vocabulary Before They Begin Education, Perform Better in Class

Pre-school-aged children with better vocabulary and attention skills before they begin school are more likely to perform better in an educational setting than their peers with less well-developed vocabulary and attention skills.

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·August 2, 2022·6 min read

Men Have High Probability of Outliving Women, Especially the Married and Degree Educated

Men who are happily married and have embarked upon higher education have a greater probability of outliving women. The findings challenge the conventional belief that most women outlive men.

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·June 3, 2022·7 min read

Children Who Attend Schools With More Traffic Noise Show Slower Cognitive Development

Children who attend school close to busy roads and traffic are more likely to experience deficits in working memory and attention, a new study reports.

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Education

Dad Time Boosts Kids’ School Success

Zap Your Brain, Boost Your Math Skills

Educational Buffer: How Learning Slows Genetic Alzheimer’s Risk

Is Adult Education A Brain Shield Against Dementia?

Paper Written Using ChatGPT Demonstrates Opportunities and Challenges of AI in Academia

Poor Literacy Linked to Worse Mental Health Worldwide

An Education Doesn’t Just Make You Smarter, It Protects Your Gut

Educational Background and Previous Brain Injury May Be Associated With Higher Risk of Frontotemporal Dementia

Nature via Nurture: How Parents’ Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills Influence Their Children’s Education

Preschoolers With Larger Vocabulary Before They Begin Education, Perform Better in Class

Men Have High Probability of Outliving Women, Especially the Married and Degree Educated

Children Who Attend Schools With More Traffic Noise Show Slower Cognitive Development

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

New Brain Structures in Language Processing Identified

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