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Study finds maternal instincts lead to social life of bees
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada], February 26 (ANI): The maternal care of offspring is one of the behavioural drivers that has led some bee species to have an ever-expanding social life over the history of evolution, new research out of York University has found.
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ARMMAN scales its AI efforts to improve maternal and child health in India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): ARMMAN, an India-based non-profit, is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance adherence to maternal and child health programs. Initiated in 2020, the project with Google Research India and IIT Madras uses AI to predict th
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Late-childhood obesity associated with low-quality maternal diet during pr
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Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that an increased risk of obesity and excess body fat in children, especially during late-childhood can be associated with a low-quality diet during their mother's pregnancy, which is high in foods and food components
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Women, children suffer most as conflict hampers health services in Balochi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], January 31 (ANI): The maternal and child health services in the conflict-hit parts of Balochistan are severely affected due to unavailability of staff and damage to healthcare facilities, The News International reported citing a study.
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'I'm happy she remembered her mother', says US VP Kamala Harris' uncle
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): As Kamala Harris took oath as the new Vice-President of the United States, her maternal uncle G Balachandran on Thursday expressed his happiness over the mention of Harris' mother in her election campaign speeches.
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Won't attend swearing-in, would attract unnecessary media attention if I c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her maternal uncle Gopalan Balachandran said that he is not attending it amid the pandemic as he believes the risk is not worth taking since it will only draw unwanted media atte
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Global healthcare experts concerned over rising environmental toxicity and
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Leading healthcare experts from around the world are concerned over the rising toxicity levels in air, water, consumable goods and food and their impact on maternal and child health in the long-term in low- and middle-income gro
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Kamala Harris achieved what she wanted to do, says aunt
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 9 (ANI): US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has achieved what she wanted to do, according to her maternal aunt Sarala Gopalan who lauded the Democrat for the poll victory.
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I'm planning to go for her swearing-in ceremony: G Balachandran, maternal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): US vice president-elect Kamala Harris' maternal uncle, Gopalan Balachandran, who is also an expert in India-US relations, is planning to join Harris at her swearing-in ceremony on January 20.
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Starting kindergarten on right foot may lead to better achievement over lo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], November 2 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Canada's Universite de Montreal and Universite Sainte-Anne advocate that a good start at kindergarten can lead to better achievement over long-term, for a child.
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Increasing legal age for women's marriage has enormous social, economic be
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Increasing the legal age for the marriage of women has enormous benefits on social and economic fronts including lowering Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), improvement of nutrition levels and more opportunities for women to pursue higher education and ca
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Sister of 6-year-old rape victim missing since day of the crime
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): A 15-year-old girl has been missing from the house of her maternal aunt in Aligarh from the day her younger sister was raped by their maternal cousin, said Uttar Pradesh administration on Tuesday.
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