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Can Childhood Trauma Speed Up Cellular Ageing? Here's What A New Study Says
A 'stress test' of live cells from blood samples revealed that cumulative experiences of early-life adversity were associated with an increased respiratory capacity.
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Screen Time, Gaming And Smartphones: Are They Fuelling India's Child Obesity Crisis?
With digital devices now an integral part of education, entertainment and social interaction, many children are spending several hours each day in front of screens. This shift in lifestyle may be one of the major contributors to the rise in childhood obesity.
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What NFHS-6 Reveals About India's Future Diabetes Risk Starting In Childhood
Diabetes is thought of as an adult disease, but the risk factors that lead to diabetes often start much earlier in life.
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45% Of Vellore's Urban Slum Children Stunted By Age 2, Finds Lancet Study
By age 7, more than 26 per cent of the children were classified 'thin' and 5.2 per cent classified 'overweight/obese', findings published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal show.
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Play Is Not a Luxury. It Is Infrastructure
Play is not a luxury - it's essential infrastructure for every child. Giving kids time, space and permission to play builds the brain's core
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Childhood Junk Food May Rewire The Brain For Life, Reveals Study
Researchers examined how eating an unhealthy, high-fat, high-sugar diet during early life affects appetite and eating behaviours later in adulthood, and whether targeting the gut microbiome can fix those changes.
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We Are Designing Childhood. We Should Act Like It
AI that replaces human attention can quietly take from children's development. The simple test: does the tool strengthen human relationships - or compete with them?
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'Break The Barrier': Healthy Ministry Focused On Better Access To Treatment For Childhood Cancer
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to "break the barrier" in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) u
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Rising Childhood Myopia: Experts Urge Spending 2 Hours Outdoors Daily
The rise in childhood myopia across India and globally, the All-India Ophthalmological Society has released guidelines that emphasise annual eye examinations, school vision screenings, and spending two hours outdoors daily.
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Shabana Azmi's Rare Childhood Pic From 1955, Clicked At Red Flag Hall, Goes Viral
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Shabana Azmi took a trip down memory lane as she shared a priceless picture from her childhood days, dating back to 1955.
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Rare Letter By Princess Diana Reveals What She Dreamed Of Becoming, Heads To Auction
The letter is now being offered for sale and expected to fetch around $5,409 at Chiswick Auctions.
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Childhood Asthma On The Rise: Causes, Triggers, And Management Strategies
Childhood asthma arises from a mix of genetic predisposition and environmental factors that inflame and narrow airways in children.
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Can Lazy Eye Sometimes Indicate A Brain Tumour? Expert Explains
Lazy eye is basically amblyopia, which develops in childhood due to a neurodevelopmental issue where the child is unable to see properly from one or both eyes.
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India Launches First-Ever Comprehensive Guidelines For Childhood Diabetes Management
The document creates a clear and structured approach for identifying, diagnosing, treating, and managing diabetes in children across the country. This is the first time that childhood diabetes care is fully integrated into India's public health syste
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Children May Be More Vulnerable To Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Water And Medicines: Study
The study focuses on a chemical called NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine), which can be present in polluted water, processed foods, and some medications. This chemical has long been known to be potentially cancer-causing.
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Can Childhood Trauma Speed Up Cellular Ageing? Here's What A New Study Says
A 'stress test' of live cells from blood samples revealed that cumulative experiences of early-life adversity were associated with an increased respiratory capacity.
-
Screen Time, Gaming And Smartphones: Are They Fuelling India's Child Obesity Crisis?
With digital devices now an integral part of education, entertainment and social interaction, many children are spending several hours each day in front of screens. This shift in lifestyle may be one of the major contributors to the rise in childhood obesity.
-
What NFHS-6 Reveals About India's Future Diabetes Risk Starting In Childhood
Diabetes is thought of as an adult disease, but the risk factors that lead to diabetes often start much earlier in life.
-
45% Of Vellore's Urban Slum Children Stunted By Age 2, Finds Lancet Study
By age 7, more than 26 per cent of the children were classified 'thin' and 5.2 per cent classified 'overweight/obese', findings published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal show.
-
Play Is Not a Luxury. It Is Infrastructure
Play is not a luxury - it's essential infrastructure for every child. Giving kids time, space and permission to play builds the brain's core
-
Childhood Junk Food May Rewire The Brain For Life, Reveals Study
Researchers examined how eating an unhealthy, high-fat, high-sugar diet during early life affects appetite and eating behaviours later in adulthood, and whether targeting the gut microbiome can fix those changes.
-
We Are Designing Childhood. We Should Act Like It
AI that replaces human attention can quietly take from children's development. The simple test: does the tool strengthen human relationships - or compete with them?
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'Break The Barrier': Healthy Ministry Focused On Better Access To Treatment For Childhood Cancer
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to "break the barrier" in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) u
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Rising Childhood Myopia: Experts Urge Spending 2 Hours Outdoors Daily
The rise in childhood myopia across India and globally, the All-India Ophthalmological Society has released guidelines that emphasise annual eye examinations, school vision screenings, and spending two hours outdoors daily.
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Shabana Azmi's Rare Childhood Pic From 1955, Clicked At Red Flag Hall, Goes Viral
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Shabana Azmi took a trip down memory lane as she shared a priceless picture from her childhood days, dating back to 1955.
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Rare Letter By Princess Diana Reveals What She Dreamed Of Becoming, Heads To Auction
The letter is now being offered for sale and expected to fetch around $5,409 at Chiswick Auctions.
-
Childhood Asthma On The Rise: Causes, Triggers, And Management Strategies
Childhood asthma arises from a mix of genetic predisposition and environmental factors that inflame and narrow airways in children.
-
Can Lazy Eye Sometimes Indicate A Brain Tumour? Expert Explains
Lazy eye is basically amblyopia, which develops in childhood due to a neurodevelopmental issue where the child is unable to see properly from one or both eyes.
-
India Launches First-Ever Comprehensive Guidelines For Childhood Diabetes Management
The document creates a clear and structured approach for identifying, diagnosing, treating, and managing diabetes in children across the country. This is the first time that childhood diabetes care is fully integrated into India's public health syste
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Children May Be More Vulnerable To Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Water And Medicines: Study
The study focuses on a chemical called NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine), which can be present in polluted water, processed foods, and some medications. This chemical has long been known to be potentially cancer-causing.
