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WASHINGTON: The gig economy accounts for up to 12 percent of the global labour market - much higher than previously estimated - and holds particular promise for women and youth in developing countries.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $24 million in first-year funding to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. Part of NIH’s Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative, the centers will develop and evaluate innovative approaches to reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and promote maternal health equity. The grants are expected to last seven years and total an estimated $168 million, pending the avail...

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WASHINGON —The ‘gig economy’ accounts for up to 12 percent of the global labor market—much higher than previously estimated—and holds particular promise for women and youth in developing countries. Demand for online gig work is growing rapidly, howev

NYSOFA’s Future Planning Guidebook For Older Caregivers of Adults with I/DD is available online. It connects older adult caregivers with information and resources to begin the process of long-term planning.

FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, the prevalence rates of cognitive problems, functional limitations, and activity of daily living (ADL) limitations remain higher in Black than

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BU student Noah Sorin created Idori, a start-up that educates children about climate change.

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Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilisation, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh ethical concerns.These similarities could make the models more useful for research into conditions like miscarriage, birth defects and infertility, said James Briscoe of Britain's Francis Crick Institute.