NewsandVibes

Communications Minister launches committee to safeguard sustainability of DTT platform

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has convened a high-level stakeholder meeting to outline the future ...
NewsandVibes

Communication Minister Launches Committee to Ensure Sustainable DTT Platform

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced the establishment of a committee to develop a fair and ...
Ecofin Agency

South Africa Moves to Stabilize Public Broadcasting with Budget Support for SABC–Sentech Debt

Government allocates about $37.8m to help the SABC repay part of its debt to Sentech and prevent risks to national broadcasting signals. Funding also supports dual illumination during South Africa’s ...
Science Daily

Just 5 weeks of brain training may protect against dementia for 20 years

A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. In a major 20-year study of adults 65 and older, ...
Live Science

Only certain types of brain-training exercises reduce dementia risk, large trial reveals

A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games?
Advanced Television

Arqiva in uncertainty over DTT switch off

The UK’s main TV, radio and cellular mast operator and transmission company, Arqiva, has been plunged into financial uncertainty amid uncertainty over a looming digital switchover. The past few months ...
eLife

A proteome-wide biochemical screen defines binding determinants of the core autophagy protein LC3B

Human MAP1LC3B (LC3B) binds proteins involved in autophagy and other cellular processes using a degenerate four-residue short linear motif known as the LC3-interacting region (LIR). Biochemical and ...
BMJ

Effects of evidence-based prevention training on neuromuscular and biomechanical risk factors for ACL injury in adolescent female athletes: a randomised controlled trial

6 Clinical Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark Background Adolescent female football and handball players are among the athletes with the highest risk of ...
Education Week

The State of Teaching

In our third year of The State of Teaching, we wanted to get a bit more granular investigating questions that have interested us as we’ve continued to survey and report on the teaching profession. Top ...
BMJ

Aerobic exercise increases hippocampal volume in older women with probable mild cognitive impairment: a 6-month randomised controlled trial

5 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-recognised risk factor for dementia and represents a ...
The New York Times

The New York Times inEducation

New York Times inEducation has been designed as a resource to connect Times journalism with key areas of study for students and faculty through our Education and Library Subscription Program. If you ...