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It affects their ability to adapt to different surroundings and helps them remember things they have seen (Photo: Pixabay)

Children who grow up in places surrounded by trees do better at school

This makes it more crucial for architects and governments to put emphasis on green spaces towns and cities.

06 Sep 2018 4:53 PM

Within this tragedy lies another one. According to new research collected and published by the United Nations, nearly 33 per cent of the people captured on the mountain were children. These children were taken into IS captivity soon after to become future fighters or propaganda material. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

The children of terror

Participation, of course, is presented as an honour that the children have to earn, an imprimatur of belonging.

31 Aug 2018 1:18 AM

The study also evaluated mothers' levels of PCBs, chemicals used in industry, and found no association with autism in children. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Mothers' pesticide levels may lead to autism in children

The findings appeared in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

18 Aug 2018 8:03 PM

As trivial as it might seem at first while a person is battling such an aggressive disease, hair loss is often a huge psychological burden. (Photo: AFP)

'My Hair, Your Hair': Bosnians weave wigs for kids with cancer

A medical student, Nizic is leading a campaign to give other sick children a luxury her parents could not afford: wigs.

16 Aug 2018 6:32 PM

Robots may influence children's opinions: Study

Social robots can help diabetic children accept the nature of their condition.

16 Aug 2018 3:26 PM

Previous studies found that decreasing screen time, both at school and at home, reduced sedentary behaviour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart doctors recommend less screen time, sedentary behaviour for kids

We need to emphasize face-to-face interactions, prioritize time outdoors and create supportive environments with parks and walkable streets.

14 Aug 2018 5:47 PM

Coronary artery compression is thought to be rare. (Photo: Pixabay)

Coronary artery compression in kids more common than you think

The full findings are present in the journal- HeartRhythm.

13 Aug 2018 4:03 PM

Sceptics say the research on children's online addiction is inconclusive, and they note that psychologists have been involved in other industries’ marketing and advertising for decades. (AP Photo)

Advocates condemn psych techniques used to keep kids online

Advocates say it’s unethical for psychologists to be involved in tactics that risk harming kids’ well-being.

09 Aug 2018 11:33 AM

These in-house digital assistants don’t always understand questions or serve up useful answers. (Photos: Pexels)

Goo-gle gaga: Parenting in the age of Alexa and her ilk

The key to parenting in the age of Alexa and Google, according to parents and child-development experts.

08 Aug 2018 1:22 PM

On average, kids served themselves about 44 grams of vegetables each day with the experimental plates, compared with about 30 grams with regular plates, the study found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here’s how you can make your child eat veggies

Study found plates with compartments prompted children to eat more vegetables.

07 Aug 2018 8:24 AM

The video games funnel children’ competitive urges into various kinds of exercise. (Photo: Pixabay)

Overweight children can slim down using video games

Special exercise video games helped overweight children drop pounds - and improve their cholesterol and blood pressure.

01 Aug 2018 8:54 AM

Healthy kids with sick sibling may hide emotions

Treatment of the chronically ill child will take a family-centered approach that supports not just parents, but for other children too.

28 Jul 2018 7:09 PM

Childhood maltreatment is often an underestimated and un-investigated risk factor for different adult diseases. (Photo: AFP)

Childhood abuse linked to endometriosis risk

“It may be a stress response to the trauma that activates these systems and causes a woman to be more sensitive to pain.

26 Jul 2018 6:12 PM

Risk stages for children with chronic kidney disease uncovered

Healthcare providers currently rely mainly on their own clinical experience.

25 Jul 2018 11:05 AM

Gluten-free kids' foods loaded with sugar

Grocery store shelves are now overflowing with gluten-free foods that are just as junky as their gluten containing counterparts.

24 Jul 2018 2:31 PM

The findings may also give clues on how to help prevent obesity at a younger age. (Photo: Pexel)

Revealed! Why some people just can't resist eating

We know very little about the mechanisms that contribute to overeating.

22 Jul 2018 8:21 AM

Video games, in combination with fitness coaching and a step tracker, helped overweight children lose weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can video games help obese children lose weight?

When you don't intervene with kids who are overweight, often their health risk factors and health behaviors worsen over time.

21 Jul 2018 7:14 PM

Not all adults think nicotine 'definitely harmful' to kids

Nicotine poisonings due to children ingesting e-cigarette liquid are becoming more frequent.

17 Jul 2018 6:06 PM

Internet filtering tools are ineffective and were mostly insignificant in whether young people had seen explicit sexual content. (File photo: AFP)

Parental control may not keep teens away from watching pornography

More studies need to be done to test Internet filtering in an experimental setting.

16 Jul 2018 7:12 PM

Better eye-to-hand coordination could make kids smarter: Study

The children's interceptive timing skills tended to predict their attainment in mathematics.

11 Jul 2018 3:20 PM

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