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| How statistics can aid in the fight against misinformation Posted: 02 Dec 2021 01:21 PM PST Mathematicians created a statistical model that can be used to detect misinformation in social posts. |
| Stroke may be triggered by anger, emotional upset and heavy physical exertion Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:15 AM PST A global study into causes of stroke has found that one in 11 survivors experienced a period of anger or upset in the one hour leading up to it. One in 20 patients had engaged in heavy physical exertion. The suspected triggers have been identified as part of the global INTERSTROKE study, which analyzed 13,462 cases of acute stroke, involving patients with a range of ethnic backgrounds in 32 countries. |
| Parent-teacher relationship vital to home schooling Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:15 AM PST A research survey of primary school teachers in England has emphasized the importance of the relationship between parents and primary schools during lockdown school closures. 84% of teachers said they felt some pupils were disadvantaged by their home circumstances. |
| Tracking the neurons that make us social Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:34 AM PST Human beings, like most mammals, need social interactions to live and develop. The processes that drive them towards each other require decision making whose brain machinery is largely misunderstood. To decipher this phenomenon, a team has studied the neurobiological mechanisms at stake when two mice come into contact through learning a task. They observed that the motivation to invest in a social interaction is closely linked to the reward system, via the activation of dopaminergic neurons. |
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