September 4, 2010

Just One Interaction With a Person is Enough for Kids to Judge If They can Trust Information

Even children as young as seven require only a single interaction with a person to decide whether the information they received can be trusted, a study by Queen’s University researchers has revealed.

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8 Out of 10 Brit Mums Lie to Make Their Children Eat Healthy

As long as it gets them eating healthy, a new UK survey has revealed that many mothers do not mind resorting to telling white lies to their children.

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Teachers’ Stereotyping Boys as “Badly Behaved” Widens Gender Gap in Education

The use of stereotypical expressions like “silly boys” and schoolboy pranks” by teachers, a study warns, may be fuelling the gender gap in education.

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September 3, 2010

Higher Death Rate Observed for Very Low-birth-weight Infants Born at Less-specialized Hospitals

Very low-birth-weight and very preterm infants not born in highly specialized, level III hospitals have an associated higher likelihood of neonatal and

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Autism - Infant’s Gaze a Possible Marker

Infants who show delayed communication and social skills are at a high risk of developing autism that may be indicated by unprompted gazing at people.

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No Relief for Pain in Newborn With Sugar

Newborn babies in pain do not get any relief when given sugar recommended by international guidelines, reports a study published in The Lancet.

In

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September 2, 2010

Birth Past-Full Term Linked to Higher Cerebral Palsy Risk In New Research

Recent research has compared the risk of cerebral palsy based on birth time and has concluded that delivery at 40 weeks has a lower risk of the condition

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Children of Gay Couples perform as well as kids raised in a heterosexual household

Children born to gay parents do as well academically as their peers raised in heterosexual household.

By mining data from the 2000 Census, Michael

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September 1, 2010

Asthma in Children Should Not Be Attributed to Allergy

Contrary to popular belief, allergies may not be the cause of asthma in children, a new research in Western Australia has found.

The study, conducted

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August 31, 2010

Infant Undergoes Rare Hernia Surgery

Doctors at a Bangalore hospital saved the life of new born baby girl after performing a complex surgery to overcome a rare defect in the diaphragm. Jasna

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