Why Reading Is Good For Your Brain. Meet The 15-Year-Old Who Is Changing How We Test For Cancer. Barking mad: Can office dogs reduce stress? Tiger, a long-haired Jack Russell terrier, accompanies its owner to work at an architecture practice in East London. Rabobi, a border collie who accompanies his owner to work at a web development agency in East London, takes himself for walks. Kibble, water and squeaky toys are among the office supplies at KoffeeCup.net, a web development company that allows dogs in the workplace. Hundreds of employees at Amazon's Seattle headquarters bring their dogs to work every day.
The first dog at Amazon (a corgi named Rufus) has his name stamped on many of the door handles across campus. Dogs like this pug are welcomed at the offices of Google, in Mountain View, California. According to former U.S. Working like a dog Researchers say bringing your dog to work can cap stress levels.Job satisfaction and perception of organizational support are also improvedThe presence of a dog has also been found to encourage collaboration Having a dog around is very therapeuticVivian Chan, architect. 'Facebook depression' is disputed by study - Health - Mental health. A study released today is the first to dispute a warning by the American Academy of Pediatrics that exposure to Facebook could lead to depression. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found no link between social media use and the likelihood of depression.
Led by Lauren Jelenchick and Dr. Megan Moreno, the team surveyed 190 University of Wisconsin-Madison students between the ages of 18 and 23. Each student was screened for depression. Students were then sent questions by text over the course of a week to find out if they were online, how many minutes they had been online and what they were doing. Despite the popular perception that college kids are constantly on Facebook over half of the participants reported spending 30 minutes or less social networking during the week.
Thirty eight percent were using Facebook for more than half an hour but less than two hours. . © 2012 TechNewsDaily. What Clementines Can Teach Surgeons : Shots - Health Blog. Hide captionThe clementine on the left was operated on by a skilled surgeon. A nonsurgeon operated on the other one. University of Michigan The clementine on the left was operated on by a skilled surgeon. A nonsurgeon operated on the other one. Clementines and pelvic anatomy are two things you probably wouldn't ever talk about in the same sentence, unless you're Pamela Andreatta. Andreatta, a medical educator at the University of Michigan Medical School, knows all about how people learn. In particular, she's been looking at how doctors master laparoscopic surgery, performed with a camera and surgical instruments inserted through tiny incisions in the body.
"We can do better — much better," she says. The traditional apprentice model of learning by watching then doing is putting young doctors in operating rooms before they've mastered basic skills, she says. She considered the fact that throughout the pelvic anatomy, there is a mix of substantial and delicate tissue. Disney To Put Limits On Food Ads In Bid To Nudge Kids To Eat Healthier : The Two-Way. With an endorsement from first lady Michelle Obama for its effort, Walt Disney Co. confirmed this morning that it is going to apply new standards to food ads aimed at children and their families during programming for kids.
The entertainment giant says it will try "to inspire kids to lead healthier lifestyles. " hide captionMickey thinks kids should eat better. Yoshikazu Tsuno /AFP/Getty Images Mickey thinks kids should eat better. The changes, which go into effect by 2015, apply to "all food and beverage products advertised, sponsored, or promoted on Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, Radio Disney, and Disney-owned online destinations," the company said. According to The New York Times, "the restrictions on ads extend to Saturday-morning cartoons on ABC stations owned by Disney. " What Disney says it is doing, basically, is applying a "nutrition guideline" to the products that are advertised on its platforms. . — Fewer or less than 130 calories. — Less than 10 grams of sugar. 2,000 players unify in suing NFL over head injuries.
A unified lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 National Football League players has been filed against the league in federal court, alleging that the NFL failed to acknowledge and address neurological risks associated with the sport and then deliberately failed to tell players about the risks they faced, according to attorneys representing former players. The complaint, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unites the more than 80 pending lawsuits filed against the NFL. “I firmly believe the NFL could have and should have done more to protect Ray. That’s why I am seeking to hold the NFL accountable,” Mary Ann Easterling, widow of former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who committed suicide in April after suffering for years from dementia, said in a press release.
“Having lived through Ray’s struggle, I desperately hope and pray others can be spared the pain and suffering we have endured – and still endure every day.” Read more about the NFL's concussion problem: Nutrition. Asthma. Putting Fear In Your Ears: What Makes Music Sound Scary : Shots - Health Blog. Hide captionSusan Backlinie swims as the great white shark rises toward her in publicity art for the 1975 film Jaws. Universal/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Susan Backlinie swims as the great white shark rises toward her in publicity art for the 1975 film Jaws. DUH-duh ... DUH-duh ... DUH-duh! Like those ominous bars of music signaling the approaching shark in Jaws, some of the most recognizable film scores were designed to terrify us.
But how do our brains recognize that music is supposed to be scary? Hide captionAnother Scary Pair Of Jaws? Jonathan Fox/Flickr Blumstein's study of human sound perception began in an unlikely place: a community of yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado. Screams, like those of the baby marmot, are created when animals hurriedly blow air past their vocal cords, releasing an irregular scratchy noise called nonlinear sound.
Nonlinear noises, used by young animals to grab the attention of their parents, seem to also evoke an emotional response in humans.