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The BRICS Child Futures Forum in Lucknow called for an integrated focus on children and adolescents within BRICS human capital cooperation. Organised by ORF and UNICEF India, the forum highlighted ...
By the time two children walk into a pre-primary school classroom for the first time, life may already have set them on very different paths. One may arrive healthy, well-nourished, confident and ...
Adults across six countries share surprisingly similar beliefs about when children develop senses, emotions, reasoning, and self control.
Explore why free, unstructured play is essential for children's development in India, shaping the future of human capital. Discover the implications of play for education, equity, and social progress.
Prolonged digital engagement can contribute to behavioral addiction, reducing essential experiences for developing resilience, empathy, and independence vital for childhood development.
Lissun, a single-specialty health-tech company focused on children with special needs and developmental delays, has raised Rs 48 crore in a Series A funding round led by Colossa Ventures, with ...
Talking, singing, and playing with your child builds the foundation for strong language skills—starting in infancy. Support your child's language development with age-appropriate activities that match ...
Pets bring joy and comfort to a home, but when there is a child in the house, their role goes far beyond companionship.
Advocates for children in Maine warned the Trump administration’s proposed deregulation of the Head Start program will negatively affect services used by some of the state’s most vulnerable families.
Ruang Play is an inclusive space where underserved children and families can learn, connect and grow together through play.
Although scientists understand a great deal about how a child's mental capacities develop from decades of experimental evidence, much less is known ...
Parents, student-parents and supporters rallied Wednesday, urging KU administrators to preserve Hilltop Child Development Center and respond to concerns about high staff turnover, classroom ...
Early childhood is a one life time opportunity. It's a window that shapes the child development in a profound lasting ways. The first years of a child's life matter because they provide the foundation ...
The transition from state protection systems into permanent family-based care - such as adoption or foster care - represents a pivotal shift that reshapes ...
Historically, hospitals have provided care for people, while separate insurers have paid for that care.
Here is a finding that surprises most people, including plenty of regular gym-goers. When researchers tracked nearly 1,900 older adults (aged 70–79) over three years, those who held on to their muscle mass, and even…
Despite widespread COVID-19 infection in the Tsimané and Moseten populations of Bolivia, the mortality rate in these remote Indigenous groups was the lowest ever recorded for any population or region.
Study reveals widespread nutritional gaps among pregnant Filipino women Micronutrient deficiency or “hidden hunger” remains a public health concern among ...
A screening tool is used less in New York State than almost anywhere in the United States. Now, officials are embarking on a campaign to change that.
Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness depends on much more than a birthday.
What do "epigenetic clocks" actually measure? These lab tests have become popular tools for studying biological aging, or how the body's cellular function changes at a faster or slower rate than expected. However, the…
AI-based "tissue clocks" can estimate the biological age of human organs from histological images, researchers at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Ludwig…
The Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), in collaboration with the World Bank, Human Capital Development (HCD) and the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has reaffirmed the commitment of all 36 ...
The proportion of women with early breast cancer who receive chemotherapy varies significantly across different regions of Sweden. A study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Breast Cancer Research…
From 2005 to 2023, there was a decrease in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing for osteoporosis among Medicare beneficiaries, with the largest decrease seen among Hispanic beneficiaries, according to a study…
In England and Canada, socioeconomic inequalities are associated with differences in how people age, with less wealthy people showing reduced mobility and function compared with their wealthier peers, according to a…
A new large-scale survey of NHS nurses by the University of Southampton and the University of Portsmouth has revealed what matters most to them.
Use of hormone therapy later in life was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in Neurology.
Life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century, thanks to remarkable advances in basic science, medicine and public health. That longer average lifespan, however, brings a greater risk of developing multiple…
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)’s Governing Council has adopted a new three-year strategic plan that will guide the organization's work through 2029. The plan reflects extensive input from members…
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