RSS Feeds
Live news (or RSS - Really Simple Syndication) feeds from two interesting sites. We have chosen these as they offer up-to-date, and frequently updated, information about PEPRN´s core areas of interest.
The New York Times Health Blog
Turning Yoga Into Art
Robert Sturman, an artist from Santa Monica, Calif., has traveled around the world painting and photographing landscapes, musicians and athletes. But it is the study of yoga that has triggered one of the most creative periods of his career.
Can Runners Have 'Too Many Miles on the Tires'?
If you start racing when you are young, will you be slower in middle age than if you started when you were older?
When Garlic Goes Green
Shoppers at farmers' markets may come across green garlic, which has been harvested early, before the cloves have matured. The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers five new ways to cook with green garlic.
Does Facebook Turn People Into Narcissists?
Some research suggests that people who frequently update their Facebook status are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traits, but the social medium of choice for the self-absorbed may actually be Twitter.
Using a D.M.V. Wait to Enroll Organ Donors
Showing people who were waiting to get a driver's license a short video about the impact of organ donation increased the number of organ donors by more than 10 percent, and the increase was especially dramatic among African-Americans.
Life, Interrupted: Hope Is My New Address
I've left the isolation of the hospital after my bone marrow transplant and no longer need to be connected to IVs around the clock. I'm enjoying my freedom, but cancer continues to dictate my choices, writes Suleika Jaouad.
BBC News Education and Family
'Minority language data is key'
Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.
£9k fees 'to push debt up £100bn'
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.
GCSE overhaul may cut grade range
GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades suggests the exams regulator for England, Ofqual.
Warning over A-level reform plans
An independent schools leader says A-levels could become university entrance exams if academics are given too much control.
Gove loses court ruling over cuts
Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.
Fees rise 'didn't boost teaching'
Higher university tuition fees have not boosted teaching time at England's universities, research suggests.