• Michaela DePrince: From War Orphan to Teen Ballerina

    Are smartphones giving you popcorn brain?

    “It’s because the content on these platforms is so addictive, and every like, comment, and share triggers dopamine release in the brain. This constant stimulation trains the brain to crave instant rewards. Hence, the slower tasks feel dull, leading to popcorn brain.”

  • Michaela DePrince: From War Orphan to Teen Ballerina

    Social media may be trapping us in a cycle of loneliness, new study suggests

    “I think the major takeaway from our study should be that social media use is a poor substitute for person-to-person interaction. Our results suggest that no matter how one uses social media—actively or passively—such use leads to higher levels of loneliness." That’s what James A. Roberts, professor and researcher, Baylor University, told PsyPost.

  • Michaela DePrince: From War Orphan to Teen Ballerina

    Schools closed and went remote to fight COVID-19. The impacts linger 5 years later.

    “These are kids who spent most of their formative years – kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, when you’re supposed to be learning social skills – not learning them. They don’t have those social skills,” Wendy Gonzalez, an elementary school teacher in Richmond, CA. said that as a result of remote learning during the pandemic, many of her students didn’t “know how to talk to each other.”




  • Fifth-Grader’s Petition Prompts Jamba Juice to Ditch Styrofoam

    10-year-old Mia Hansen was visiting a Jamba Juice when she noticed the abundance of Styrofoam cups doled out with every drink order. She started a petition on Change.org saying "Styrofoam takes so long to break down into the Earth. In the ocean, several animals think that this product is food, so when they go to

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  • Managing Emotions in the Workplace: Do Positive and Negative Attitudes Drive Performance?

    Employees' moods, emotions, and overall dispositions have an impact on job performance, decision making, creativity, turnover, teamwork, negotiations and leadership. Sigal Barsade, a Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania management professor who studies the influence of emotions on the workplace, explains, "Positive people cognitively process more efficiently and more appropriately. If you're in a

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  • The Power of a Grandmother’s Heart

    Diane Latiker, 54, took it upon herself to start a nonprofit community in her Chicago South Side living room for kids living amidst rampant gang violence. The program, Kids Off The Block, has grown since 2003 to become a successful mentoring site and a safe haven for Chicago's youth, serving 300 children last year. Latiker,

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  • Changing Our Tune on Exercise

    Desperate to find ways to get people to exercise, psychologists and researchers believe they've found a new approach that will be more effective than the promise of future health benefits has been for most people. Jane Brody points to experts who now recommend marketing physical exercise like you would a consumer product: "portray physical activity

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  • Train Your Brain to Be Positive, and Feel Happier Every Day: It Only Sounds Corny

    Research indicates people who adopt an attitude of "self compassion," especially during challenging times, are healthier. Whether one's difficulties are small or large, Duke University professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Mark Leary, points to the importance of "treating yourself like a kind friend. When bad things happen to a friend, you wouldn't yell at him."

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  • Anesthesia in young kids may carry developmental risks

    Recent studies have suggested that anesthetic drugs may increase the risk of developmental delay issues or learning disabilities (such as ADHD) later in life for children under the age of 3– but only in kids who have been exposed to the drugs multiple times. This new research sheds light on the mysterious effects of anesthesia, but it

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  • Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff

    Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a potentially fatal infection that ravages the intestines. The bacteria preys on people in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities. A USA TODAY investigation showed that C. diff is far more prevalent than federal reports suggest. The bacteria is linked in hospital records to more than 30,000 deaths

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  • Delayed Development: 20-Somethings Blame the Brain

    As it turns out, the brain, once thought to be fully grown after puberty, is still evolving into its adult shape well into a person's third decade. Biologists, psychologists and sociologists are increasingly seeing the years between 18 to 25 as a distinct phase of human development, worthy of much more study. Dr. Jeffrey J.

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  • Remembering Phyllis Diller

    Beloved, influential comedian Phyllis Diller has died at the age of 95. Diller once said, wisely, of the incredible cackle for which she was known, "If everyone laughed that way, they'd be healthier!" CBS Evening News, 8/20/2012

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  • Medical Radiation Soars, With Risks Often Overlooked

    The trick to using medical radiation appropriately, experts say, is to balance the potential risks against known benefits… but this is not done nearly enough. There's been an astronomical rise in recent years in the use of radiation for medical imaging, especially for CT scans, leading to unnecessary medical costs and an increased risk of

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  • Tivo’s fix for jobless veterans

    Tivo has developed an innovative internship program that helps returning vets transition from military life to finding their niche in the workplace.     Good for You, Tivo, for initiating an internship program that is truly making a positive difference in the lives of others! The Wall Street Journal, 8/16/2012

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  • Jobs program for people trapped in unemployment

    There are nearly four million people facing long term unemployment in the U.S., struggling to find jobs. Joe Carbone is president of The Workplace, the state unemployment office in southwest Connecticut, which offers job training and placement help. Carbone is assisting over 14,000 people who have spent their last unemployment checks with nowhere to go.

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  • Surviving sepsis: New device speeds ID of dangerous bacteria

    A new device just approved by the Food and Drug Administration is the first to allow rapid identification of specific bacteria that cause sepsis. NBC News, 8/13/2012

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  • Should Teens Take A Relationship “Break-Up” Class?

    Boston health officials are holding a "Break-Up Summit" for teens as part of a national program called "Start Strong," which is aimed at preventing dating violence. According to Nicole Daley, who heads Boston's Start Strong program, a bad relationship can lead to depression, low self-esteem, failing grades, unwanted pregnancy, and even physical confrontation. Chicago Now,

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  • Making a Difference, One Thread at a Time

    Volunteers make a positive difference by giving back to their community, like employees of the Cosmopolitan who spend time working with intellectually disabled people in Opportunity Valley, and they also help their company's bottom line. In addition to fostering teamwork among employees and attracting and retaining top talent, philanthropy can become part of a company's

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