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Amitabh Bachchan shares what changes in 78 years through ‘now and then’ post
New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday treated his fans to a collage picture featuring a snap from his childhood days and his older self. The 78-year-old actor took to…
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Positive surroundings in childhood has long-term health benefits
Washington: While having a positive surrounding is considered necessary for the overall development of a child, it is equally important to determine the long-term health of kids who have experienced…
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London sets out plans to tackle childhood obesity
London: Childhood obesity is on the rise and in order to tackle the issue London’s Child Obesity Taskforce has set out a number of measures that it will focus on…
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Active girls have better lung function in adolescence: Study
Madrid: Parents, please take note. Researchers have demonstrated an association between regular physical activity during childhood and higher lung function in adolescent girls compared to boys. The study, published in…
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More years of education may reduce heart disease risk: Study
Washington: Extending the years of childhood education may reduce adult heart disease risk, a recent study suggests. According to the team of researchers, people with more education may have reduced…
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Childhood brain tumours survivors experience lasting cognitive, socioeconomic burdens: Study
Washington: People who survive brain tumours and undergo radiotherapy during childhood may experience cognitive and socioeconomic burdens even decades after treatment, find a new study. According to the study published…
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Varying brain energy expenditure in childhood associated with weight gain: Study
Washington: It is well known that we tend to put on weight when we consume more calories than we spend. It is, however, less known that our brain uses half…
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Lifelong obesity linked to physical difficulties during 50’s
Washington: According to the latest findings, people who are obese from childhood are more than twice as likely to have difficulty with performing daily tasks such as lifting, climbing stairs…
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Childhood trauma impacts brain development, accelerates puberty
Washington: While childhood is associated with making good memories, but for some, it is not the same. A new study reveals that children who grow up in poverty and face…
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Paternal smoking associated with childhood asthma
Washington: It is not only maternal smoking that affects children before taking birth but also paternal smoking. A new study has found that children exposed to paternal smoking before birth…
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Air pollution linked to childhood anxiety, study suggests
Washington: As exposure to air pollution continues to be a well-established global health problem, researchers have found its connection with symptoms of childhood anxiety. As part of the study, a…
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Trauma in childhood may lead to adolescent depression, suggests study
Washington: Children in poor urban areas who suffered physical and emotional neglect, violence, and sexual abuse are likely to be associated with both adolescent depression and violent behaviour, highlights a…
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Exposure to nature during childhood leads to better mental health: Study
Washington: Did you remember the last time you played in nature as a child? If no, then chances are that your mental health could be affected. In a recent study,…
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Childhood traumas may worsen lupus symptoms: Study
Washington: Traumas such as abuse, neglect and other Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) can worsen symptoms of lupus and lead to organ damage, depression and declining health status, claims a new…
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New treatments on horizon for treating devastating brain cancer in children, says research
Washington: In new research, scientists have found that there could be new treatments on the horizon for treating ‘diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma’, or DIPG, a devastating form of brain cancer…
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Stress in childhood, adulthood have combined impact on hormones and health: Study
Washington: Stress in childhood and adulthood has combined impact on hormone patterns and ultimately in health outcomes, a recent study suggests. One of the ways that our brain responds to…
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Childhood abuse worsens depression later: Lancet
London: Facing trauma in childhood can significantly change the structure of the brain, which may result in severe depression which could even be recurrent in adulthood, say researchers. The results…
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Being surrounded by greenery in childhood may improve mental health of adults
Washingtom: A new study now finds that children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55 per cent less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life.…
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Kids with multiple siblings at greater risk of getting bullied: Study
London: While having siblings makes childhood blissful, it can also lead to bullying, finds a new study. A child with multiple siblings is more likely to be a victim of…
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Daughters are special: Amitabh
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday penned a heartfelt post for his daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda as her debut novel “Paradise Towers” has become one of the best-selling fiction books.…
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What is to be blamed for childhood cancer?
Sydney: A team of researchers has thrown light on the community beliefs about what causes cancer in children, an area which remains understudied, finds a latest research. “Few childhood cancers…
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New test better recognises kids who need oral or IV antibiotics
Sydney: Researchers have devised a simple new test that will help clinicians decide whether to use oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics to treat childhood infections. According to a team from…
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Youngsters who inflict self-harm more likely to commit crimes
Washington: According to a new research from the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University, youngsters who inflict self-harm are three times more likely to commit violent crime…
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