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Insufficient sleep can harm children's mental health: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston [USA], July 7 (ANI): Inadequate sleep alters several aspects of children's emotional health, according to a new study. Another important finding from the study is that the impact of sleep loss on emotion was not uniform across all children. Specifically, children with greater pre-
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SC directs UP govt to file status report on Kanpur shelter home COVID-19 c
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court, referring to news reports that over 50 children in a state-run shelter home in Kanpur contracted COVID-19, on Tuesday directed Uttar Pradesh government to file a status report on the matter.
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4 children administered expired glucose at Jodhpur hospital
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 7 (ANI): Four children were allegedly administered with expired glucose at Umaid Hospital in Jodhpur.
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NHRC notice to HRD Ministry, Bihar govt over report about poor children in
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to Union HRD Ministry and Bihar government after taking suo moto cognisance of a media report that the poor children were not getting the mid-day meal due to extension of lockdown and closur
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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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Study suggests fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition, exerc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], July 6 (ANI): Overweight, obese men who are fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counselling as compared to the men without children, suggests a new study published by Elsevier in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour.
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Study suggests pet dogs may improve social-emotional development in young
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nedlands [Australia], July 6 (ANI): While owning a dog acts as a stress buster, recent research has found that owning, walking or playing with a dog may help toddlers in their social and emotional development.
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Young children with high blood pressure more vulnerable to eye issues
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 5 (ANI): According to a new study, young children with narrow retinal artery diameters were more likely to develop higher blood pressure, which made them more vulnerable to develop retinal microvascular impairment during early childhood.
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13 children test positive for COVID-19 in Noida juvenile facility
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Thirteen children have tested positive for COVID-19 in a juvenile facility in Noida.
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Study suggests MRI scan used for heart disease can detect aggressive cance
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 4 (ANI): A recent study suggests that a type of smart MRI scan used in people with heart disease could help assess whether children's cancers are especially aggressive and spot early signs that targeted treatments are working.
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Donate old phones, laptops to poor children for online education: Pune Zil
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Pune Zilla Parishad has urged local residents to donate old/used smartphones, tablet, TV or laptop to the schools so that they can be given to the poor children which in turn could help them gain education online.
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Prenatal cannabis use has long-term impact on children's sleep cycle
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], July 3 (ANI): Using marijuana during pregnancy can cause sleep problems among children as much as a decade later, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of nearly 12,000 youth.
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