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Chandigarh administration takes stock of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 28 (ANI): Considering recent cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Dharam Pal, adviser of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, reviewed the situation on Thursday.
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Study finds child malnutrition gets worsened by extreme heat exposure
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI): Cornell University research has found that exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries, threatening to reverse decades of progress.
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Researchers discover baby naming moments
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study from researchers of Indiana University focuses on understanding how babies develop their memories for the objects and categories more generally.
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Study finds new signalling molecule that boosts brown fat cells' energy co
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], July 20 (ANI): Fat cells often store energy. However, energy is lost as heat in brown fat cells; as a result, brown fat acts as a biological heater. This mechanism is consequently present in most mammals. In adults, brown fat activation is positively correlated with cardiomet
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Researchers reveal infant naming moments
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): There is little understanding about how young children start to associate names with things, a crucial ability for subsequent language development. Researchers from Indiana University have suggested a new perspective on how infants achieve this milestone in hu
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Sri Lanka: Brigadier Anil Somaweera has not been suspended, says Army
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army on Sunday said that Brigadier Anil Somaweera of Sri Lanka Light Infantry, who was on duty on July 13 when the Prime Minister's Office was taken over by protesters, has not been suspended.
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Maternal milk tied to better school-age outcomes for children born preterm
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): In a study that followed preterm infants for seven years, investigators found that children who received greater quantities of maternal milk both during and after time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had greater academic achievement, higher IQs and
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21 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus to arrive in Delhi today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): As many as 21 Afghan Sikhs, including an infant, will land in Delhi on Thursday as the evacuation of Afghanistan minorities to India continues.
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Health food brand Grain Forests brings rural farm produce closer to urban
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI/GPRC): Grain Forests, a health food brand connecting rural organic farmers with urban consumers, has launched its new range of products.
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Prenatal vitamin D supplementation may reduce likelihood of infant eczema
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema.
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Semi-automated offside technology to be used at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Following the successful use of VAR technology at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino declared in The Vision 2020-23 that FIFA would strive to harness the full potential of technology
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1 dead, several injured after building collapses in Lebanon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): An infant died and several other people were injured on Sunday after a three-storey building collapsed in the Qibbeh district of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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