 "Did COVID accelerate brain ageing among teens? – Firstpost")
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is now over, its impacts on teens are still seen today. According to University of Washington researchers, the coronavirus lockdowns — including school closures, postponed sports, and stay-at-home drills — accelerated adolescent brain ageing by as much as four years. A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, … Read more
These include courses run by higher and technical education, medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, animal husbandry, pisciculture, dairy development departments. Photo: Pexels 2 min read Last Updated : Jul 08 2024 | 10:30 PM IST The Maharashtra government on Monday said higher education for girls of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Socially and Economically Backward Classes … Read more
When Jordyn Wieber was four years old, her parents put her into a gymnastics class. Within a few years, the coaches there noticed her potential. She started competing at eight and “turned élite”—the highest level, and the ranks from which the members of the national and Olympic teams are chosen—by eleven. For many young gymnasts, … Read more
The J&K class-10 board results were out on Thursday with over 79.25 percent students qualifying the examination, officials said. J&K Class 10 results 2024: JKBOSE 10th result out, 79 percent students qualify They said that as many as 1,46,136 students had enrolled for the examination of which 1,15,816 were declared qualified. Now catch your favourite … Read more
The adoption of an indigenous midwives initiative across the country will significantly improve Nigeria’s maternal mortality according to John Sotunsa, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He said this while speaking at Babcock University’s 49th inaugural lecture in Ogun State on Thursday. The lecture was themed: “Beyond Superficial Success: Holistic Approaches to Maternal Mortality.” Mr … Read more
NEET UG 2024 result out: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the results of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024 exams. This year, a record 67 candidates received a perfect score of 720, making them joint toppers in the examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses. The top candidates … Read more
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said that its intervetion led to the arrest of 23 accused persons in Rajasthan for allegedly selling girls, mostly minors on stamp papers for physical abuse and sexual assault in various parts of the country and abroad. The NHRC observed that given the registration of … Read more
American Airlines has edited a bombshell court filing that blamed a 9-year-old girl for being secretly filmed while using a plane bathroom, claiming that the airline’s lawyers made “an error.” The airline, facing lawsuits after a flight attendant allegedly recorded girls in airplane bathrooms, in a recent defense filing had argued the young girl should … Read more
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has declared West Bengal Madhyamik Result 2024 on May 2, 2024. Candidates who have attempted the examination can check their results on the official website of WBBSE at wbbse.wb.gov.in. The result link will also be available at wbresults.nic.in. WBBSE Madhyamik 10th Result 2024 Live Updates West Bengal Madhyamik Result … Read more
WASHINGTON DC: New research suggests that school uniform requirements may inhibit young people, particularly primary school-aged girls, from engaging in physical activity.The University of Cambridge study analysed data from over a million five- to seventeen-year-olds around the world. It discovered that in nations where most schools mandate pupils to wear uniforms, fewer young people fulfil … Read more
