Toy Industries of Europe (TIE) has teamed up with UNICEF this Christmas to provide disadvantaged children with play materials in order to allow them to experience the fun, benefits and magic of play. UNICEF’s Early Childhood ...
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City of Zombies has been sweeping schools, testing children's mental arithmetic stealthily. Zombies have entered schools across the UK and mathematics is fast becoming the new rock n’ roll of the younger generation. But fear not, ...
This week, ToyNews' Rob Hutchins reports from a Christmas themed Board Game Club, an emerging hot bed of inventor relations. Never let it be said that the game inventor community is a dull one. If you aren’t busy cooking up games ...
Alice Taylor has been awarded the Rising star accolade at the annual Chicago Toy and Game Group ceremony. The inventor’s community has a new rising star among its ranks. The Chicago Toy and Game Group has crowned the year’s ...
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ToyNews will run a new monthly feature, putting all of your questions to the industry's resident Doctor, Good Toy Guide's Amanda Gummer. You may have been left scratching your head about the best way to push your toy into digital arena, ...
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Advert for the new figure claims fashion dolls 'teach girls to value beauty over brains.' GoldieBlox has launched an 'action figure for girls' in the US in the form of its new Zipline Action Figure. The toy has launched alongside a ...
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Happy Family, a toddler food company in the US, has expanded its product offerings with the introduction of new Happy Tot Grow & Shine Organic Toddler Milk. Designed to meet certain dietary needs of a young child, Happy Tot Grow & Shine ...
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Heat-processed foods may increase risk of Alzheimer's Compounds commonly found in the so-called “Western diet” known as Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) may cause brain changes similar to Alzheimer’s disease and ...
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In a Review published in The Lancet Neurology, two of the world's leading experts on the link between environment and children's health are sounding the alarm on the dangers of industrial chemicals. They are calling on countries to ...
Exposure to common family problems early in life can impair a child's brain development, according to new research. Tension between parents, arguments and lack of affection or communication between family members can affect growth of the ...
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Findings suggest similar origins of some cases of schizophrenia and autism in humans Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they ...
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New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest – a 42% increase on average. The study offers a scientific ...
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Robotics are moving up the production line and bringing with them increased safety and productivity benefits. Shifts in robotics use are reported in a newly released business intelligence study from US trade association for packaging and ...
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The mysterious workings of jazz players' brains while they improvise music are revealed in a new study. Researchers used functional MRI scans to monitor the brain activity of 11 male jazz pianists, aged 25 to 56, while they performed ...