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ADHD medications may reduce suicidality risk in certain children: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): ADHD medications may lower suicide risk in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioural disorders, according to new research.
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Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of H
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Storytelling reduces pain, stress in hospitalised children: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): A new research has shown for the first time that storytelling is capable of providing physiological and emotional benefits to children in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
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Air pollution linked to high blood pressure, heart diseases in children; s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): A meta-analysis of 14 air pollution studies from around the world found that exposure to high levels of air pollutants during childhood increases the likelihood of high blood pressure in children and adolescents, and their risk for high blood pressure as adults,
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Overhearing negative claims about social groups may influence development
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): A study led by researchers at the Society for Research in Child Development revealed that overhearing a stranger's negative claims about a social group, even in a brief comment, can have a lasting influence on children's attitudes towards the group.
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Women in cities less likely to have children: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): A new study in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, found that women are less likely to procreate in urban areas that have a higher percentage of females than males in the population.
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Reducing chlorine disinfection can make swimming pools safer
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new study by the American Chemical Society, has found that using complementary forms of disinfection, like copper-silver ionization (CSI), can decrease disinfection byproducts and cell toxicity of chlorinated swimming pool water.
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Verbal reasoning may not always have positive effect on children: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): Parents, take note! Explaining to your child why their behaviour is wrong may not always have the intended positive effect if the parent is loud and abrupt, a new study suggested.
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A page with too many pictures may hinder reading ability in children: Stud
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): A busy page with too many pictures may hinder your understanding of the text. The findings of a new study suggest that an overly busy page with extraneous images can draw the reader's attention away from the text, resulting in a lower understanding of conten
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Loss of a pet can potentially trigger mental health issues in children, st
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], September 11 (ANI): It's quite natural to have a strong emotional bond with a family pet. However, according to a new study, the death of a pet can trigger a sense of grief in children that is profound and prolonged and can potentially lead to subsequent mental health issues.
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With schools shut and no mid-day meals, children in Muzaffarpur return to
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], July 8 (ANI): The fight against hunger for children studying in government schools in Muzaffarpur has been a daily challenge. During this coronavirus lockdown, the burden has become heavier with the mid-day meals services in schools being stopped in the past few
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Bihar students to get ration, money under mid-day meal scheme
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 6 (ANI): Bihar Education Department has instructed senior district education officers to provide eight kg ration and Rs 358 to children studying in Class 1-5 and 12 kg ration and Rs 536 to students of Class 6-8 under mid-day meal scheme for May, June and July.
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