Child's health

Parental diet, obesity before conception affects child's health

A new study showed that smoking, high alcohol and caffeine intake, diet, obesity and malnutrition in either or both parents, potentially increases a child's lifelong risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, immune and neurological diseases. 

Apr 18, 2018, 10:29 AM IST

Babies are smarter than you think – Can predict people's behaviour, judge preferences!

The findings demonstrated that infants look for consistent patterns of behaviour and make judgements about people's preferences based on simple probabilities calculated from observed events and actions.

Jul 28, 2017, 14:16 PM IST

Fathers take note! Your vitamin D intake may impact child's height, weight

A new study has revealed that a father's pre-conception vitamin D intake may impact his child's height and weight at five years old.

May 19, 2017, 18:21 PM IST

This new genetic scoring technique can predict reading ability through DNA

Scientists have developed a new genetic scoring technique which can predict reading ability of kids throughout school years from their DNA alone.

Mar 31, 2017, 00:18 AM IST