Children's health

‘Endless tech’ at schools has been a failure, says Sophie Winkleman

Health
Sarah Carter

Private schools are recruiting digital tsars to help them embed artificial intelligence into their teaching through tools such as “personal AI tutors” ...

South Africa’s alcohol addiction and the disabled newborns paying the price

Health
Sarah Carter

In a culture where alcohol is readily available, drinking also becomes a way of coping.  “Many of these women find themselves in ...

Sweden’s Gen Z overwhelm helpline after country told ‘there could be war’

Trending
Sophie Anderson

Sweden is set to join Nato as soon as July, ending more than two centuries of neutrality and ushering in a shift ...

Ultra-processed foods have become ‘normalised’ in children’s diets

Health
Sarah Carter

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) have become normalised in the diet of children, experts have warned in a Government-commissioned report. A report from City, ...

Why genetically modified fish are being bred to fight rare childhood diseases

Health
Sarah Carter

While Qatar has taken various steps to try and address the problem, including compulsory premarital genetic screening compulsory for all residents in ...

Scientists discover for the first time how nature ‘chisels away’ tissue to form fingers in the womb

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Fingers are formed from a blob of tissue that is “chiselled away” in the womb to reveal individual digits, a study has ...

Half of younger people have difficulty hearing because of damage from headphones, study finds

Technology
Laura Adams

Exposure to loud noises from headphones and commuting is leaving half of under 35s with poor hearing, a new study has found. ...