Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD, think they have discovered why people learn an identical task faster on subsequent attempts. Publishing their findings in Science Express, the team says our memories of error are the key to faster learning.
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Texas : 2 killed in stabbing at Greenville skating rink
Two people are dead after being stabbed during a fight. Greenville police responded to a call of multiple stabbings to the Skate Safari skating rink, located in the 5000 block of Moulton Street, around 3:10 a.m.
Read More »Buzz Aldrin: Like Tragic Robin Williams, I Also Suffer From Depression, Report
Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin paid his respects to comedian Robin Williams today with a post on Facebook.
Read More »Alicia Walicke : Woman ‘stole wine to see jail man’
A Texas woman was arrested on Friday for stealing a bottle of $3.99 wine with the hope she’d see her jailed boyfriend, police said.
Read More »Gay teens eyes rejected for organ donation, Report
After her 16-year-old son committed suicide, an Iowa mother was outraged to learn that some of his organs had been rejected for donation because he was gay.
Read More »Pregnant Woman Punched In “Knockout Attack” In Bed-Stuy (Video)
A Brooklyn man is under arrest, suspected of sucker punching a pregnant woman in broad daylight. Willie Stevens was arraigned Friday night and charged with felony assault in connection with an attack in Bedford-Stuyvesant Thursday on a woman who is six months pregnant.
Read More »New Hampshire : Overdoses of synthetic product spur state action
The governor of New Hampshire has declared a state of emergency due to a popular synthetic drug. Manchester Police and local health authorities said that at least 44 people in Manchester have experienced serious medical reactions to the drug “Smacked” and at least 20 have been transported to hospitals.
Read More »US : FDA Approves Avastin in Cervical Cancer
The FDA announced on Thursday the approval of a new treatment for cervical cancer developed by Genentech. Bevacizumab (Avastin) is a treatment for patients with persistent, recurrent, or late-stage metastatic cervical cancer, which commonly occurs when human papillomaviruses cause cells to become cancerous. Bevacizumab treats 5 specific types of tumors by disrupting blood vessels that fuel developing cancer cells.
Read More »Two die in ambulance plane crash in New Brunswick
A paramedic and pilot are dead after a chartered plane crash on Grand Manan Island, N.B., Ambulance New Brunswick said Saturday.
Read More »80% of police are overweight, FBI Says
The cops and doughnuts stereotype may actually be true, as a new study from the FBI indicates that 80% of law enforcement officers in the U.S. are overweight.
Read More »Gene Simmons banned from Radio after controversial statement
Bosses at an Australian radio station have banned KISS music from the airwaves as a protest against comments bassist Gene Simmons recently made about people battling depression.
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