Sunday, April 24th, 2011
Humans are not born as blank slates for nature to write on. Neither are they behaving on genes alone. Research by Lee A. Thompson, chair of Case Western Reserve University's Psychological Sciences Department, and colleagues found that the link between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and academic performance involves a complex interaction ...
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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
The Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) does not reliably predict academic performance at university, according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. In 2009, 14 universities in Australia and New Zealand used the UMAT as part of their selection processes ...
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
UK trained doctors and medical students from minority ethnic groups tend to underperform academically compared with their white counterparts, finds a study published on bmj.com today. This attainment gap has persisted for many years and must be tackled to ensure a fair and just method of training and assessing current ...
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation announces the the 2011 APhA Auxiliary/APhA Foundation Student Pharmacist Scholarship recipients. The student scholarships are awarded to recognize high academic performance and demonstration of leadership skills through active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Physical fitness is associated with academic performance in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. "As children's health continues to be a concern - especially when it comes to obesity - some have suggested that children's physical ...
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