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Reading With Toddlers Reduces Harsh Parenting, Enhances Child Behavior, Rutgers-Led Study Finds

By Neal Buccino , May 22, 2019 People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the children are less likely to be hyperactive or disruptive, a Rutgers-led study finds. | Shutterstock People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting...

NASS Academician, Professor Lee Chew Tin of University of Technology, Malaysia, Visits NASS Liaison O

Alpaca TAN, NASS Reporting Office, 16 January 2019 NASS Academician, Professor Lee Chew Tin of the University of Technology, Malaysia, paid a special visit to the liaison office of Nan Yang Academy of Sciences (Singapore) located in Beijing, China, on 16th January 2019. Professor Lee Chew Tin (left) with Director Li Qi...

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A brief jog sharpens the mind, boosting attentional control and perceptual speed. Now researchers are

By Christian Jarrett If you wanted to ensure your mind was in top gear, which do you think would provide the better preparation 15 minutes of calm relaxation, or a 15 minute jog? A study involving 101 undergrad students suggests youd be better off plumping for the latter. Evidence had already accumulated showing that r...

Paralysis need not mean paralysis for life

T eresa Crawford/AP/REX/Shutterstock SOME might call it a miracle, but it relies on technology. At two separate clinics, three people paralysed from the waist down have walked again, thanks to an electrical stimulation implant, combined with intensive exercise and rehabilitation (see Three people with paralysis can wal...