Browsing Tag: Research

Study Shows Meditation Changes Brain Structure in Just 8 Weeks

Participants in an 8 week meditation class experienced structural brain changes including increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.
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Why Do We Have Religion Anyway?

The vast majority of the world’s 7 billion people practice some kind of religion, ranging from massive worldwide churches to obscure spiritual traditions and local sects. Nobody really knows how many religions there are on the planet, but whatever the number, there are at least that many theories about why we have religion at all.
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Sorry Doc, Scientists Say Time Travel Is Impossible

Dashing the hopes of "Back to the Future" and "Bill and Ted" fans alike, a group of Hong Kong scientists claims that recent research proves that time travel is impossible.
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Is meditation a pushup for the brain?

The study suggests that people who meditate have stronger connections between brain regions and show less age-related brain atrophy. Having stronger connections influences the ability to rapidly relay electrical signals in the brain. And significantly, these effects are evident throughout the entire brain, not just in specific areas.
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Do women have what it takes? Northwestern U study

The meta-analysis incorporated studies from three different paradigms of research to examine the cultural masculinity of leadership stereotypes and the conditions under which such masculinity is more or less pronounced.
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British Medical Journal says 8 glasses of water a day requirement is ‘nonsense’

McCartney argues that there is no high quality published evidence to support these claims. She points to several studies showing no clear evidence of benefit from drinking increased amounts of water and suggesting there may be unintended harms attached to an enforcement to drink more water.
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Doing Research

Since we have such a small university, there are more opportunities to volunteer in a research lab, or even become a paid research assistant. The NSERC USRA award is granted every March to capable and enthusiastic students to undertake summer research projects.
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Students Answer President's Plea ~ Sumedha and Sirtaj's Story

..AZPM has presented a series of profiles that highlight original research, students conduct every day. In this segment, science fair award winners Sumedha Ravishankar and Sirtaj Bir Singh, of Empire High School, discuss their research on the antimicrobial effects of spices and plant extracts on deadly e. coli bacteria.
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One belief unites us all: Who doesn't love a festival?

For those of us struggling to breathe under a seasonal avalanche of Bing Crosby, this is nothing new, but the closer you look at the actual experiment, the more you have to ask: Don’t these guys have anything better to do?
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Farming research continues to make strides

The station is constantly experimenting with new strains of seeds and fertilizers to see what works best in the region‘s climate, and to introduce producers to new crops and techniques.
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