APS lecturer shows rare video of 'teacher-student' immune cell interactions in live animal
The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. But these pictures could one day be worth much more -- the lives saved by the development of new vaccines. Harvard University researcher Ulrich H. von Andrian showed the immune system of a live mouse being challenged by a foreign microbe during a presentation at Experimental Biology 2006. The footage gave many of the physiologists i...Knowledge Of Asthma For Teachers Can Help Children
The teacher’s knowledge of asthma and how to deal with an asthmatic attack// in children can go a long way in making life comfortable for the children who suffer from asthma. Asthma is a leading cause of death and disability in children younger than 17 years old. It is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in school-age children. Since children spend up to 30 percent of their da...Shouting Teachers Developing Dry Throats
Shouting at unruly pupils is taking its toll on Hong Kong teachers, with one in three developing voice problems within four years, a survey has said.// Shouting at students in the class is affecting the voices of teachers in Hong Kong. A survey said dry throats and husky and harsh voices were among the symptoms reported by teachers, with female sufferers claiming they devel...Teachers not comfortable in giving sex education: PU Study
Majority of Chandigarh's school teachers are not comfortable talking on HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health to students// and 60 per cent of the city's adolescents have problems related to sex, according to a Panjab University study. As many as 50 per cent adolescents studying from classes IX to XII have problems related to education and then at least comes emotional disturban...Students to Evaluate the Performance of Teachers
Students of Delhi University will soon be evaluating the performance of their teachers as part of academic reform measures being introduced. // According to a notification issued by the vice chancellor earlier this year, the academic reform committee of the university is busy preparing draft guidelines to make the teachers more accountable. 'The teachers evaluation reform...Teacher Imprisoned for Faking Cancer
A Teacher has been imprisoned for faking cancer to obtain donations. The teacher Heather Faria, 27, a former special education teacher //has been sentenced to two years in prison, and eight years of probation after pleading guilty to five counts of larceny and one count of gross fraud when she took over $37,00 in donations. The prosecutors have condemned Faria for claiming to suffer f...