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Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...health issues. But far from it, at least in language learning, private speech has been identified as a means to mediate learning, because it is halfway between our thoughts and social speech, between internalising and externalising knowledge. Authors such as Lantolf and Ellis have argued that private speech contains language that learners have internalised from the...
The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons
Society, Politics & Law

The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons

...health and impact negatively upon behaviour is weighed against the ways in which they ease the pains of confinement for the prisoner. [Image 20170214 25999 b5ijlq.jpg?ixlib=rb 1.1] Monotony, loneliness, trauma, isolation and alienation create a demand for drugs inside. @prison.uk Taking drugs in prison can provide sanctuary and be a means of self-medication and self-help....
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?

...health service and social services that contributes to the issue and it is this that needs to be addressed. The lack of social care for older people, whether this relates to places in care homes or services that assist older people to live in their own homes, is a major contributing factor to delayed discharge. Care for older people outside of the hospital needs to be...
Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...health, and involvement in offending and anti-social behaviour. It is often argued that positive ‘male role models’ are increasingly absent from home, schools, childcare settings, and the media - and that involving more men in young men’s education and care is key to solving many of the difficulties they face. But perhaps this ‘commonsense’ view is simplistic....
Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?

...health of the blood vessels in Alzheimer’s disease. Based on the current understanding, maintaining blood pressure within the “Goldilocks range” – not too high, not too low – is still the best course of action for reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...health pandemic, making such pedagogical and relational revisions takes on strategic importance as an element in strengthening the resilience of internationally accessible higher education. Last, but not least, there is an opportunity to develop a shared understanding of the evolving 'commonwealth' in education. This evolution is bound to become critically important on...
Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision

...health example In terms of the democratisation of knowledge, I mean to step aside from conservation and sustainability issues for a while and look at health, I mean health I think is the interesting high watermark of all this, people now perhaps understand more about their own health, their own medical issues than perhaps their GP does. So people now will go to their GP...
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...health benefits from speaking more than one language, including faster stroke recovery and delayed onset of dementia. Could it be that the human brain evolved to be multilingual – that those who speak only one language are not exploiting their full potential? And in a world that is losing languages faster than ever – at the current rate of one a fortnight, half our...