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As per a guideline from the American Association of Pediatricians, children between the age of 2-5years, should not be permitted screen time of more than 1 hour/day and for those above 6 years, the duration of exposure is to be fixed by the parents, who also need to act as a media monitor. (Photo: Pixabay)

Folic acid linked to healthy brain development through childhood

Brain cortex thickness was greatest in youth born after full implementation of folic acid fortification.

5 July 2018 3:43 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise may help childhood cancer survivors live longer

In cancer survivors, cancer treatment causes what we consider to be an accelerated aging process.

2 July 2018 4:17 PM IST

Teens (ages 13-18) spend 39 per cent of screen time on videos.

More than half of 11-year-olds have smartphones

One-fifth of eight-year-olds or third-graders now have smartphones too.

30 Oct 2019 7:55 AM IST

It is high time that we looked beyond these narrow goals and mechanical routines and instil in our children a sense of purpose a much bigger one than the run-of-the-mill successful career.

It's time to remind children they have duties too!

Many of the privileged children that I come across have a well-entrenched sense of entitlement.

30 Oct 2019 1:39 AM IST

Voters in a queue show their voter identity card at a polling booth in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

No government jobs in Assam from 2021 for those with more than 2...

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held late Monday evening that also adopted a New Land Policy.

22 Oct 2019 8:35 AM IST

Peer-to-peer learning strategies are often used in classrooms, but without structuring this learning activity many individuals with ASD will have difficulty remaining on task. (Photo: ANI)

Children with Autism spectrum disorder largely excluded from social...

Children with ASD unlikely to indulge in conversations with peers.

14 Nov 2019 10:46 AM IST

Healthier eating behaviours and patterns may result from household-level changes rather than peer exposure, as peer exposure is also present in away-from-home care. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Children with siblings make healthier diet choices

Children with siblings are less likely to be obese than only-children.

9 Nov 2019 10:52 AM IST

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...

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

27 March 2019 11:12 AM IST

Nature plays an important role in childs learning ability: Study

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...

13 March 2019 6:47 PM IST

The researchers used a statistical technique known as Cox proportional hazards regression. (Photo: representational/ANI)

Heavier, taller kids more prone to cancer

Study suggest that heavier, taller children likely to develop kidney cancer as adults.

30 April 2019 8:50 AM IST

Vizio, which initiated the conversations with the nine partners, has committed to using the standard in its future TV models.

Don't exceed screen time beyond 1 hour for children under 5: WHO

For infants, less than one year, screen time is not recommended at all.

27 April 2019 10:14 AM IST

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

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.

7 April 2019 9:01 AM IST