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She was found lying in her excreta. (Representational Image)

Delhi man gives 3-year-old liquor after she cries for food

The Delhi Commission For Women has rescued a three-year-old girl, who was allegedly neglected by her alcoholic father.

07 Apr 2019 9:01 AM

To detect visual impairments, the DIVE (Devices for an Integral Visual Examination) software runs on the Matebook E to monitor and track the gaze of each eye while the patient is looking at stimuli designed to test different aspects of visual function.

Huawei launches Track AI to help detect early signs of visual impairment in children

Huawei AI and smartphone technology to be used in eye hospitals around the world in partnership with leading eye institute.

27 Mar 2019 11:12 AM

Nature has a rejuvenating effect on attention, relieving stress, increasing physical activity and fitness, enjoyment, and engagement to students and all of these have been showed to improve learning. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nature plays an important role in child’s learning ability: Study

Nature creates a calmer, quieter, and safer setting for learning, fosters warmer, more cooperative aura, as students as the study suggests.

13 Mar 2019 6:47 PM

Children who saw ads for specific sugary cereals in the past week, as well as at any time during the study period, were significantly more likely to eat those cereals.

Television ads for sugary cereal do influence kids' breakfast cravings

Advertising aimed directly at kids has long been linked to an increased risk that children will make unhealthy food choices.

20 Dec 2018 10:31 AM

The couple decided to try an injectable hormone, Gonal-F, an option when ovaries can produce a follicle - small sacs which contain immature eggs. (Photo: AFP)

Couple told they will never have children shock doctors by having twins, and triplets

Doctors found Nadia had polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and 37 cysts in her ovaries, making it difficult for her to become pregnant.

18 Dec 2018 1:06 PM

Speaking to a local channel, Dr Lund said that such a diet may involve developing different brain symptoms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vegan diets for children can cause epilepsy, developmental disorders, expert warns

Doctor warns parents should not completely remove meat, eggs and dairy products from small children's diet, without consulting a dietician.

08 Dec 2018 12:04 PM

According to a new research, it's better to express negative emotions in a healthy way to tamp them down. (Photo: Pixabay)

Expressing negative emotions in front of kids may help regulate their emotions

Researchers found out that that emotional suppression made kids more sensitive to their mothers.

30 Nov 2018 8:36 AM

UNICEF says just over half of children up to age 14 with HIV are now receiving treatment (Photo: AFP)

UN says number of children dying from AIDS-related causes may drop by half till 2030

The report says 270,000 people up to age 19, the bulk of them in Africa, could be infected in 2030 alone.

29 Nov 2018 4:54 PM

Maximum brain development occurs in the first 5 years of a child’s life. (Photo: Pixabay)

5 essential life skills to equip your child for the real world

It’s absolutely important for children to learn more than just academically.

15 Nov 2018 9:43 AM

5 books you should gift your kids this Children’s Day

Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fondly called Chacha Nehru or simply Chachaji, was known for his love for children.

14 Nov 2018 3:51 PM

Grandchildren they were raising were more likely to become angry and anxious with transitions, lose their temper and have other behavioural issues. (Photo: Pixabay)

Children raised by grandparents are increasing in modern world

Increasing number of parents aren't able to meet responsibilities of parenthood, prompting their own parents to step up.

09 Nov 2018 11:01 AM

Girls given four or more types of the drugs were 50 per cent more likely to become obese. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giving antibiotics to children under 2 raises risk of obesity, says study

Study found that longer children took drugs and more classes of antibiotics they had taken, greater risk of obesity was.

31 Oct 2018 8:13 PM

Children and teenagers; can end up with chronic back pain for any number of reasons, including injuries from sports or stressing overly flexible joints. (Photo: Pixabay)

World Spine Day: Teenage back pain can wreck long-term health, say experts

And any damage to the spine has long-term consequences; even more so among children and adolescents.

16 Oct 2018 2:38 PM

The next step is to turn these findings into useable interventions for families trying to prevent a child from developing such traits (Photo: Pixabay)

Anti-social behaviour in children may be result of harsh parenting

The study convincingly shows that parenting, and not just genes, contributes to the development of risky callous-unemotional traits.

14 Oct 2018 8:36 PM

The large increases in C-section use -- mostly in richer settings for non-medical purposes -- are concerning because of the associated risks for women and children. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

C-section use nearly doubled globally since 2000: report

The surgery is not without risk for mother and child, and is associated with complications in future births, researchers said.

12 Oct 2018 3:14 PM

The work is the latest in a series of studies from Waller and colleagues using observation to assess a variety of aspects of parenting. (Photo: Pixabay)

Parenting affects social behaviours in children, says study

Less parental warmth and harsher environment at home tend to determine how aggressive children become.

12 Oct 2018 9:34 AM

Apart from the girl, around 27 other students were also affected in a similar manner, local media reports claim.

Children suffer 'hysteria' after playing with Ouija board at Peru boarding school

The daughter of a teacher brought a book of black magic and the Ouija board to the school.

26 Sep 2018 10:34 AM

There are women who may have gotten married late or those who want to have children in second marriages.

Motherhood in 50s is not impossible anymore

Medical advances have given career-oriented, independent women the choice to delay their pregnancy successively.

22 Sep 2018 6:55 PM

Study stressed that they had not proved the link and that more studies were needed before women should alter their diets. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating pasta during pregnancy doubles risk of kids getting Type 1 diabetes as teens

Study found more gluten women ate during pregnancy, higher chance their child would develop condition by age of 16.

20 Sep 2018 1:46 PM

Study found that infants living in households with disinfectants being used at least weekly were twice as likely to have higher levels of the gut microbes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Household cleaning products may make children overweight

Associations with altered gut flora in babies 3-4 months old were strongest for frequent use of household disinfectants.

18 Sep 2018 9:10 AM

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