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Two things to help your kids for school

A study from the University of British Columbia concludes that the best color to boost our ability to think creatively is blue. In addition, it found that red is the most effective at enhancing our attention to detail, findings that could have major implications for advertising and interior design. The study between 2007 and 2008 found that red boosted performance on detail-oriented tasks such as memory retrieval and proofreading by as much as 31% compared to blue. For creative tasks such as brainstorming, blue environmental cues prompted participants to produce twice as many creative outputs as when under the red color condition.

Even though chewing gum is banned in many schools, but it actually helps teens boost their math scores, according to a recent study. Baylor University researchers found that those who chewed gum during math class got 3% higher scores on standardized tests and earned better grands at the end of the term. Investigators believe the chewing reduces stress so students perform better.

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