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Studies in India have shown that teachers may unconsciously favour students from higher castes or socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds, awarding them higher marks and occupational expectations, while disadvantaging lower caste students.
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An illusion of success: Grading bias and its impact on students in India

By Aparna S. May 13, 2025: Soon after board exam results are declared each year in Kerala, streets are adorned with brightly colored.

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At least 78% of the world’s nurses are concentrated in countries representing 49% of the population, according to a global nursing report published by the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses.
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Global health goals face risks due to inequities in nursing profession: WHO

HQ Team May 12, 2025: At least 78% of the world’s nurses are concentrated in countries representing 49% of the population, according to.

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In countries with low or middle incomes, physically punishing children result in poor health, lower academic performance and impaired social-emotional development, a study finds.
Health Medical Research

Physical punishment of kids leads to poor health: NYU researchers find

HQ Team May 6, 2025: In countries with low or middle incomes, physically punishing children result in poor health, lower academic performance and.

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The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to help reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems at a time when up to 90% of the people in some nations with severe mental health conditions receive no care at all.
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WHO unveils new guidelines to tackle mental health systems, policies

HQ Team March 26, 2025: The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to help reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems.

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Johnson & Johnson plans to acquire Israel’s privately-held V-Wave Ltd., for an upfront payment of $600 million, according to a statement from the US-based company.
Drugs Pharma

Johnson & Johnson ends late-stage trial of depression drug aticaprant

HQ Team March 7, 2025: Johnson & Johnson is discontinuing the Phase 3 VENTURA clinical trial of its experimental depression drug aticaprant after.

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Noland Arbaugh, 29, the first human to receive Neuralink’s brain implant, was able to play online chess and a video game using the device, according to a video posted by billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform.
Health Research

Mid-frontal brain folds key to schizophrenia: Zurich study finds

HQ Team February 27, 2025: The uniformity of brain folding in the mid-frontal area suggests a developmental trait common to people with schizophrenia,.

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Non surgica procedurs for teens poll
Health Research

One in 6 parents approve teen cosmetic procedures; US poll

HQ Team February 17, 2025: A recent U.S. national poll indicates that 1 in 6 parents support their teens undergoing non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

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Indians are struggling to maintain a balance between digital workplace and life, with just three out of 100 individuals, according to a survey, saying it is “good.”
Health Medical Research

Just 3% of Indians say digital workplace-life balance is ‘good’

Indians are struggling to maintain a balance between digital workplace and life, with just three out of 100 individuals, according to a survey,.

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About 78 million children worldwide don't go to school because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement, according to a UN statement.
Health Medical Research

Discipline comes at the cost of mental health in kids, research finds

By Bharti Jayshankar February 1, 2025: A study from the University of Minnesota has revealed a connection between exclusionary discipline (ED) practices in.

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Anxiety disorders during childhood can impact employment, difficulties in the workplace, and adult depression, a study by the University of Oxford found.
Health Medical Research

Major headway in depression study: 293 new genetic variants found

HQ Team January 20, 2025: Research has unveiled 293 new gene variants linked to major depressive disorder (MDD), significantly enhancing our understanding of.

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