‘Kids of 40-plus moms are smarter’
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) Moms over 40 years take heart - your kids are not only healthier but also smarter than offspring of younger women and less likely to have ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Watching TV linked to unhealthy eating
May 14th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Don't allow your children to be glued to TV if you want them to eat healthy. Television viewing time is associated with lower odds of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Six-legged baby’ operated in Karachi
April 19th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Doctors in a Karachi hospital have successfully removed the extra limbs of a baby boy who was born with six legs.The operation lasted for about two ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Baby with six legs born in Pakistan
April 18th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) A baby born in Pakistan's Sindh province has six legs, with a doctor assessing that the removal of the parasitic limbs could be a "serious and ... Read more...
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Bilingual kids faster at switching tasks
April 4th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 4 (IANS) Bilingual children are faster at switching tasks than children who speak only one language, a study says.However, the study also found that bilinguals are slower ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women take longer to deliver babies than 50 years ago
April 1st, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Women take longer to deliver babies today than they did 50 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 140,000 deliveries, conducted by researchers at ... Read more...
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Brain imaging shows caregiving impulse
March 18th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Adults who care for babies show up as distinct patterns in their brains while viewing the image of a baby's face, according to new research. ... Read more...
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Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumours in mice
March 5th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Treatment with vitamin D has shown promise in shriking uterine fibroids in lab rats, which tend to develop the benign tumours, says a new study.Uterine ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Caffeine elevates estrogen levels in Asian women
January 27th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Asian women who consumed an average two cups of coffee daily had elevated estrogen levels as compared to those who consumed less.However, Caucasian women who ... Read more...
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Boys develop social skills through kindergarten friendships
November 30th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) High-quality friendships in kindergarten spell better social skills in the first and third grades for boys and also fewer behaviour problems as compared to girls.
... Read more...
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ADHD medication may delay boys’ puberty
September 21st, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers in a new study into the effect of the medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children have announced that the active ingredient may delay ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Faster growth during puberty triggers anxiety
September 2nd, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Children maturing faster during puberty are more likely to experience anxiety and blues, says a study.Teachers and parents should not only watch the timing of puberty, ... Read more...
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Kids as young as 6 hospitalised with anorexia, bulimia
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 2 (ANI): A new study has found that children as young as six have been hospitalised after suffering the effects of anorexia and other eating disorders in the UK and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find trigger behind spread of cancer
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Scientists have cracked one of the secrets behind the spread of cancer -- a protein that helps the disease thrive and spread through the body, besides aiding ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Study Says Babies Need More Than Just Breast Milk
January 16th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A team of experts recently announced that feeding only breast milk to babies is not sufficient to ensure that they have a healthy diet. The researchers ... Read more...
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Babies Need More Than Breast Milk, Study Reveals
January 15th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers recently came up with a new view in sharp contrast to the existing guidelines when they said that feeding only breast milk to babies for ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Babies can be given solid food earlier than six months
January 14th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) New mothers have been told to breastfeed their babies for six months only to prevent allergies, food aversion and even obesity but now research says babies can be ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
6 months of breastfeeding alone could harm babies, say experts
January 14th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): Child health experts are questioning the current guidance that advises mothers to exclusively breast feed their babies for the first six months.The researchers, led by Dr Mary Fewtrell, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bottle milk makes babies fat: Study
September 30th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 30 (ANI): A study has found that bottle-fed babies are primed for a life of obesity.Babies who gain pounds too fast in their first months are more likely to become ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How you fight with your spouse can predict the fate of your marriage
September 29th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 29 (ANI): Always thought newlyweds who yell or call each other names are bound to get divorced in the near future? Well, apart from this there are other fighting patterns ... Read more...
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Michigan varsity study claims Palestinian, Israeli kids psychologically scarred by war
September 17th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Ann Arbor (Michigan, US), Sept.17 (ANI): A new University of Michigan study has claimed that Israeli and Palestinian children are suffering psychologically as a result of the violence inflicting the region.According to ... Read more...
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Babies raised by working mums don’t necessarily suffer cognitive setbacks
July 31st, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Working mothers are not necessarily harmful to child development, according to a new study.Researchers at Columbia University say they are among the first to measure the full effect ... Read more...
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Boy born with six legs in Karachi
July 24th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 24 (ANI): A woman has given birth to a baby boy with six legs in Karachi.The boy was born at a maternity home near Star Gate and is admitted to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements
July 5th, 2010 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) All pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements to safegaurd their babies' life, as lack of it could be life-threatening for a newborn.
Researchers say women who do ... Read more...
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Pregnant women ’should routinely take vitamin D supplements’
July 4th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 4 (ANI): Pregnant women should take vitamin D supplements on a daily basis, say researchers in the UK.According to the team at University College London Institute of Child Health, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cold sensing in newborns takes time to ’switch on’ fully
June 18th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Cold sensing in the newborn develops well after birth, suggests a new American study.The researchers used mice for the study and found neural circuits in newborn mice take ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Toddlers pick up gender roles during play
June 11th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 11 (IANS) Parental interaction with their children, particularly in play situations, may predispose toddlers to link specific behaviours with male and female genders.
Context, gender of the parent and gender ... Read more...
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Co-ordination between home, preschool, school key to child’s progress
May 14th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Co-ordination between home, preschool, and school is fundamental to child's progress, a new study claims.Robert Crosnoe, associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, ... Read more...
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Parent involvement vital in elementary years
May 14th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Children whose parents are more involved across elementary school have fewer problem behaviors and better social skills, but that children's academics aren't affected, according to a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why do obese kids attract bullies?
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Obese children are more likely to be bullied regardless of gender, race, socio-economic status, social skills or academic achievement, says a new study.
"Physicians who care for obese ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Obese kids are bullied more
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that obese children are more likely to be bullied regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status, social skills or academic achievement.A research ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Self-regulation can help at-risk children perform better at academics
April 28th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Self-regulation is the key to academic success for at-risk children, a new American study has found.Self-regulation refers to children's ability to control their behaviour and impulses.The study was ... Read more...
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Why we are the size we are
April 8th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Wondering why you are so tall or so short? Well, a new study has suggested that 'growth genes' are not driven by age, but by the process ... Read more...
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The long and short of it lies in the growth process
April 8th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Wondering why you are so tall or so short? Scientists have found that 'growth genes' are not driven by age, but by the process of growth itself.
This ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Vitamin C supplements don’t reduce BP risk in pregnant woman
April 8th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Taking vitamin C and E supplements in early pregnancy does not reduce the risk for hypertensive disorders and their complications during pregnancy, says a new study.
The supplements ... Read more...
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