All posts tagged "Children"
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‘Safer’ chemical replacements in plastic aren’t safe after all, study finds
Plastic is one of the most used materials around the world for storing food, cosmetics, toiletries among other...
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Over a third of overweight teenagers in UK think their weight is about right
The Cancer Research UK has revealed through a new study that over a third of overweight teenagers in...
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BBC unveils final design of ‘Micro:bit’ – the pocket-sized coding device
BBC on Tuesday announced the launch of the new pocket-sized, codeable computer dubbed Micro:bit that will be distributed...
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Parents’ views on vaccines shifting owing to extensive media coverage
A nation-wide pole in the US has found that parents’ views towards vaccines are changing for the better...
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Over a third of 16 and 17 year olds too anxious to sleep at night
A new campaign dubbed Seriously Awkward launched by The Children’s Society has found that more than a third...
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Longer secondary schooling proves effective in reducing risk of HIV infection
Amidst calls for doing more to curb the rate of new HIV infections, a study has suggested that...
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Just one close friendship enough to help disadvantaged young people thrive
Just one close and supportive friendship is enough to help disadvantaged young people thrive in challenging circumstances, according...
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Green spaces at school said to increase cognitive abilities of primary school kids
Green spaces have been shown to increase productivity of people while working and now a new study has...
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Active video games may be better than unstructured physical activity
At a time when video games are being blamed for Children’s lack of interest in physical activity, improper...
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Autism research turns traditional view upside down
A new study into autism by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has...