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Mobile brain-training game improves the cognitive function of people with schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia often find studying and work difficult. The disease affects the way someone behaves, thinks, and sees the world, but next to this, it also leads to other cognitive impairments. People with schizophrenia are often forgetful and unable to concentrate. A new mobile Read More...
Sri Lanka is thinking about trying Google's balloons to get country-wide internet coverage
Google has been working on bringing Wi-Fi to hard-to-reach areas by sending giant floating balloons into the air. And the latest news is that Sri Lanka is investigating using Google's balloons to cover the country with internet access. Currently, 1 in 5 residents in Sri Lanka have internet access Read More...
Put on your silly hat, and teach your toddler important life skills
Just in case you need one more excuse to put on your silly hat: Joking around and playing pretend can teach toddlers important life skills, new research reveals. The study shows that children as young as 16 months old naturally learn the difference between joking and pretending by picking up on Read More...
More evidence shows standing rather than sitting helps your health
More and more evidence is showing that it's healthier to avoid sitting too long and stand a bit more. Australian researchers have found that an extra two hours per day spent standing rather than sitting was associated with approximately two percent lower average fasting blood sugar levels and 11 Read More...
Homeschooling has been getting more and more popular
More parents than ever before are choosing to homeschool their children.Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education shows explosive growth in homeschooling among American families. In the U.S., the movement has grown by 62 percent in the last decade. Homeschooled students now represent about Read More...
Butterfly may know how to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient
Biomimicry is the burgeoning field describing how designers look at nature's solutions for today's problems. Experts from the University of Exeter have taken the approach. They found that if you want to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient, it may be good to look at butterflies. By Read More...
A solar iPhone or an Apple Car? Or both? Tech giant keeps leading innovation
Much talk about Apple during the weekend. A high-level team of executives of the tech giant met in Munich with German carmaker BMW last week strengthening the rumors that Apple is about to enter the automobile industry. And then the next iPhone, no release date yet—number 7, still remember the Read More...
Surprising sources of protein for a healthy vegan, plant-based diet
Healthy living without meat and fish is not a problem. Lobbyists for the animal protein industry argue that it’s hard to get enough protein just from plants. The average person needs some 60 grams of protein every day, according to the Dietary Reference Intake of the US Department of Agriculture. Read More...
Canada adopts higher standards to cut air pollution from vehicles
Transportation is a big source of air pollution in Canada, as well as the source of about 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Tightening regulations is important since 25% of cars are causing 90% of the air pollution that we breathe. Canada has now passed new emission standards, starting with the Read More...
Rio's favelas to accommodate visitors to 2016 Olympics
With a year to go until Rio de Janeiro hosts the 2016 Olympics, a number of entrepreneurial favela residents have turned their homes into guesthouses. They’re taking more and more bookings for next summer's event, both from Brazilians and people from overseas. Spending the night in a shanty town Read More...