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College Admission Questions Rarely Identify Criminal Behavior
April 16, 2013 — A new study shows that neither criminal background checks nor pre-admission screening questions accurately predict students likely to commit crime on college ... > full story -
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Language Instruction Improved With Fun and Games
April 16, 2013 — Playing simple games using words and pictures can help people to learn a new language with greater ease, researchers have ... > full story -
Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People With Autism, Study Finds
April 15, 2013 — Investigators found that propranolol, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, anxiety and panic, improves the working memory performance of individuals with autism spectrum ... > full story -
The Bigger the Group, the Smaller the Chance of Interracial Friendship
April 15, 2013 — The larger the group, the smaller the chance of forming interracial friendships, a new study ... > full story -
Twelve Principles for Effective Contraceptive Counseling
April 15, 2013 — New research has led experts to suggest 12 evidence-based principles that can be used to improve contraceptive counseling of adolescents in US health care clinics, doctor's offices, and health ... > full story -
Musicians Who Learn a New Melody Demonstrate Enhanced Skill After a Night's Sleep
April 15, 2013 — A new study examining how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Musicians who practiced and learned a new melody and were tested on it again after a night's ... > full story -
Early Investment in Families Helps Children Succeed in School
April 15, 2013 — An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new ... > full story -
Teachers' Assessments Not Always Conducive to Fair Education, Researcher Says
April 15, 2013 — Teachers’ assessments of pupils’ literacy can vary significantly, even for pupils with similar test scores. This may interfere with children’s right to fair and gender-equal ... > full story -
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Teenage Smoking Behavior Influenced by Friends' and Parents' Smoking Habits
April 12, 2013 — The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published ... > full story -
Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used, Researchers Find
April 11, 2013 — Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 million adults in any given year, federal statistics show. Fortunately, clinical research has identified certain psychological interventions that ... > full story
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