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"Over 40 lakh new students enroll in government schools of UP..." says CM
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
On Friday, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, emphasized the significant efforts undertaken to promote educational equality within the state, highlighting its pivotal role in reducing social disparities.
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Oncologists Advocate for Capacity Building of Healthcare Professionals and
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8: Health experts and leading oncologists of the country, highlighted the need for tailored interventions to address regional disparities for better management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in the country. They also urged to create relevant awareness around ri
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Researchers find brain changes behind pain sensitivity affect older women
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study discovered that the brain mechanism that allows us to regulate our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based disparities in those changes may cause females to be more sensitive to mild pain than males as they age.
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Divergent corporate credit trends forecast for 2024: Fitch Ratings highlig
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Fitch's fifth edition of the Global Corporates Macro and Sector Forecast reveals varying revenue, margin, and leverage trends across regions, with default rates expected to rise among lower-quality, speculative-grade issuers due to economic challenges and high interest rates.
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Pakistan's annual expenditure on public servants is over PKR 8 trillion, r
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Despite this extensive expenditure, little is known about the overall contribution, outcomes, and impact of these public servants on taxpayers.
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Researchers find genes linked to increased risk for neurodevelopmental dis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent Paediatrics article, expanding newborn screening (NBS) to include identifying genes associated with an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) will cause more harm than good. While some experts believe that identifying NDDs in the newborn period would be a
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Study finds early introduction of foods high in sugar, salt is common in r
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a study of more than 10,000 kids in rural Pennsylvania, many kids were fed foods high in sugar and salt throughout their early years of life. Experts contend that exposing young infants to excessively sugary or salty foods can influence their taste preferences and, over time, de
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Middle-upper class children are more likely to participate in classroom di
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The study shed new light on the persistent and early emerging disparities in education linked to socioeconomic status (SES).
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Study reveals treatment for opioid use disorder varies widely among states
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Despite a national opioid overdose epidemic supercharged by an increase in illegal fentanyl, new research from Oregon Health & Science University indicates significant disparities in properly treating opioid use disorder among Medicaid recipients.
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Research reveals male babies "talk" more in first year than female babies
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While some newborns are inherently more "talkative" than others, a recent study published in iScience indicates that there are disparities in the amount of noises made by males and females
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Study: Gender pay disparities begin with job search
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Based on new research published by Oxford University Press in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, a key component of the wage disparity between men and women is due to how they conduct job searches, with women are more likely to accept job offers early while men tend to hang out for greater
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Researchers find impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researched the effect of their environment to acquire a better grasp of the disparities between juvenile cancer patients when it comes to the effects of radiation therapy on cognition. Their research found that children who grew up in suppo
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