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"Establishing relationships may be a powerful and less expensive way for improving the success of students, according to researchers from University of Missouri. In a review of the research, it was found that students with positive attachments to their schools and teachers have higher grades and higher standardized test scores."

"A study based on the reflections of third-year Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine students has revealed that physicians in training often face struggle when trying to control their own emotions while not becoming desensitized to the needs of the dying patient and his or her family."

"Teachers should thread the needle between chilly distance and over-exposure of their own foibles to gaining the confidence of their students and avoiding disruptions in the classroom, according to a recently concluded study."

"Students who have poor behavior in the classroom do not always have poor grades, according to a study published in an issue of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions."

"Non-hallucinogenic components of cannabis could act as effective anti-cancer agents, according to a new study. Using a number of cannabinoids, either alone or in combination with each other, the team, led by Dr Wai Liu and colleagues carried out laboratory investigations for measuring their anti-cancer actions in relation to leukemia. Of the six cannabinoids studied, each demonstrated anti-cancer properties as effective as those seen in THC. If that was not all, they had an increased effect on cancer cells when combined with each other."

"A new study has revealed that almost one in 10 U.S. teens and young adults admit to having coerced or forced someone into sexual behavior. The study revealed that nine percent of youth reported committing some sort of sexual violence, which included kissing or touching someone while knowing that the person didn't want them to or forcing someone to have sex."

"A new study has found that the risk of fatal strokes and heart attacks can get increased for those living near an airport due to noise from planes."