Learning Difficulties Caused by Poor Connectivity in Brain Regions, Study Says Posted April 10, 2020 A new study by University of Cambridge scientists found that learning difficulties in children are caused by poor connectivity in brain regions. Data shows that around 14 to 30…
Scientists Develop App for Detecting Disease in Newborns Posted April 9, 2020 Scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a smartphone app that can determine if a newborn baby has jaundice [JAWN-dis]
School Returns Lost Old Purse to Owner’s Family Posted April 8, 2020 An old red purse was found wedged between a locker and a wall in an Ohio middle school and returned to the owner’s family. In May 2019, an employee of North Ca…
Olay to Stop Enhancing Ad Photos Posted April 7, 2020 Olay, a top beauty and skincare label from Procter & Gamble, announced that it would stop retouching models' skin in its advertisements in the United States and Canada. In …
Museum Acquires Private Collection of Famous Writer’s Old Things Posted April 6, 2020 The Charles Dickens Museum in London has acquired a private collection that features memorabilia of renowned British writer Charles Dickens. The museum had the…
UK to Lead Global Project for Early Detection of Dementia Posted April 5, 2020 Early this year, dementia research organization Alzheimer’s Research UK launched an international initiative to improve the early detection of dementia-causing diseases. The or…
Report: Snakes Die of Hunger Because of Declining Frog Population Posted April 4, 2020 Scientists believe that the snakes in Panama, Central America, are starving because of frog population decline. In their report, scientists from the University…
University in California to Start Offering Free Tuition Posted April 3, 2020 The University of Southern California (USC), a private research university in Los Angeles, will start granting free tuition to students in need. Starting fall this year, USC wi…
Google Removes Apps Showing Distracting Ads from Play Store Posted April 2, 2020 Tech giant Google recently removed around 600 apps from the Play Store due to disruptive ads. According to Google, these apps violated the company’s ads policy, which f…
New AI Model Can Predict Student Performance Using Educational Games Posted April 1, 2020 An artificial intelligence (AI) model can now better determine the degree of students’ learning using educational games. Researchers from North Carolina State University create…