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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a new study published in the Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning (Journal of Care Research), researchers from the Regional Center for Obesity Research and Innovation (ObeCe) at St. Olavs Hospital and the University of Agder uncovered human rights violations in five assisted living facilities for people with developmental disabilities in Central Norway. …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The pervasiveness of social media has transformed how teens communicate and connect with their peers. Research suggests that it can be harmful to teen girls, in particular, exposing them to unrealistic beauty standards, eating disorders, and cyberbullying. Yet a study on gender and social media,…

A speaker addresses a crowd in Timișoara, Romania, during the 1989 revolution that ousted Nicolae Ceaușescu. Researchers studied how Romanians' epistemic thinking styles were affected the transition from authoritarian rule to democracy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons While people change and learn throughout life, experts recognize that certain formative periods, known as developmental windows, are crucial for acquiring particular…

What is Autism?Autism is a lifelong neurological condition that manifests during early childhood, irrespective of gender, race or socio-economic status. The term Autism Spectrum refers to a range of characteristics, according to the UN website. Dr Bannerjee says that a triad of three conditions will only determine if a person has autism. Either missing will not be understood as belonging to the neurodivergent spectrum of autism.  The triad includes:…

Image via Lionsgate If there’s one aspect within the horror umbrella that is almost guaranteed to be a sure-fire success, it would be the ever-popular slasher sub-genre. One of the reasons the slasher category is such a beaming piece of cinema is due to the traditional tropes that are perfectly implemented — including psychopathic killers, the innocent final girl, and the uncertainty of whether the carnage is truly over or not. And while most horror parodies completely fail to miss the mark, 2011’s The Cabin in…

Credit: Antoni Shkraba / Pexels When parents learn their child has a developmental disability, they often have questions about what their child may or may not be able to do. Children with developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome, often have challenges and delays in language development. And for some families, one of these…

As Nigeria’s federal budget proposal surges past an unprecedented N20 trillion, capital expenditure which covers projects with direct impact on citizens is receiving no extra funding from last year, according to details of the 2023 budget announced by President Muhammadu Buhari. The government will instead spend less on capital projects than it did in 2022.Government capital spending typically covers allocations to new hospitals, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. Despite being a key driver of economic…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly twice the risk of developmental delays in communication and social development compared to babies born prior to the pandemic. …