Here are a couple things I am reading today: video games as training tools are highly effective “Long derided as mere entertainment, new research now shows that organizations using video games to train employees end up with smarter, more motivated workers who learn more and forget less.” heavy alcohol and Read more…
Here are a few stories in today’s news: new anti-obesity drug dismissed by FDA “The troubled path of diet drugs continues to look challenging, especially after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel recommended Thursday that the agency not approve a new anti-obesity medication—the second of three to come Read more…
Here are a few readings for today: video games lead to faster decisions ” Cognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have discovered that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster. The researchers found that video game players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: older adults and social media “Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled — from 22% to 42% over the past year.” smoking and teen depression “While some teenagers may puff on cigarettes to ‘self-medicate’ against the blues, Read more…
Here are a few readings that caught my eye this morning! do you wonder what entering freshman in college think? “The class of 2014 has never found Korean-made cars unusual on the Interstate and five hundred cable channels, of which they will watch a handful, have always been the norm. Since Read more…