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A&nbsp;manuscript written on papyrus during the 4th or 5th century and restored at a library in Hamburg, Germany is probably the&nbsp;earliest known record of Jesus Christ's childhood.&nbsp;

Before this discovery, it was believed the text was an everyday document, a list or a letter. It had a total of 13 lines in Greek. The experts who studied the manuscript spotted the word Jesus in the document first, and then deciphered other parts of the text.&nbsp;

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The two experts who interpreted the manuscript believe it is the earliest copy of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.

“Our findings on this late antique Greek copy of the work confirm the current assessment that the Infancy Gospel according to Thomas was originally written in Greek,” Gabriel Nocchi Macedo, an expert who helped interpret the text, said&nbsp;in a press release.&nbsp;

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<h2>What is the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (IGT)?&nbsp;</h2>

The IGT contains stories of Jesus Christ's childhood, however, this did not make it to the Bible as some Christian writers were unsure of its authenticity.&nbsp;

According to researchers, this was first written during the 2nd century. The manuscript that has been restored talks about the "vivification of the sparrows", described as Jesus' second miracle.&nbsp;

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Based on the conclusion drawn by experts, the text states that Jesus was playing alongside a stream and he made sparrows out of clay.

When reprimanded by his father, young Jesus clapped his hands and brought the sparrows to life.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

A manuscript written on papyrus during the 4th or 5th century and restored at a library in Hamburg, Germany is probably the earliest known record of Jesus Christ's childhood.

A manuscript written on papyrus during the 4th or 5th century and restored at a library in Hamburg, Germany is probably the earliest known record of Jesus Christ's childhood. Before this discovery, it was believed the text was an everyday document, a list or a letter. It had a total of 13 lines in Greek. The experts who studied the manuscript spotted the word Jesus in the document first, and then deciphered other parts of the text. Also read | Looks like Ents! 'Walking' tree with two trunks wins Tree of the Year in New Zealand The two experts who interpreted the manuscript believe it is the earliest copy of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. “Our findings on this late antique Greek copy of the work confirm the current assessment that the Infancy Gospel according to Thomas was originally written in Greek,” Gabriel Nocchi Macedo, an expert who helped interpret the text, said in a press release. Watch | Russia-Ukraine war: Russian attacks leaves Kyiv residents without power and water What is the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (IGT)? The IGT contains stories of Jesus Christ's childhood, however, this did not make it to the Bible as some Christian writers were unsure of its authenticity. According to researchers, this was first written during the 2nd century. The manuscript that has been restored talks about the "vivification of the sparrows", described as Jesus' second miracle. Also read | Supernova hunter James Webb spots most distant star explosion Based on the conclusion drawn by experts, the text states that Jesus was playing alongside a stream and he made sparrows out of clay. When reprimanded by his father, young Jesus clapped his hands and brought the sparrows to life. (With inputs from agencies)

Earliest record of Jesus' childhood found: Restored papyrus reveals Infancy Gospel of Thomas

In a recent development, scientists have successfully used artificial intelligence to create a new drug regime for children with a deadly form of brain cancer, in which survival rates have not improved for 50 years.&nbsp;

Professor Kristian Helin, chief executive of The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, where a team of scientists, doctors and data analysts made the discovery, was quoted by The Guardian as saying, "The use of AI promises to have a transformative effect on drug discovery."

He added, “In this study, use of AI has identified a drug combination which appears to have promise as a future treatment for some children with incurable brain cancer. It’s exciting to think that it could become one of the first examples of a treatment proposed by AI going on to benefit patients.”

Scientists and cancer specialists at the ICR and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust used AI to work out that combining the drug everolimus with another called vandetanib could treat diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

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It is a rare and fast-growing type of brain tumour in children.

Such tumours are difficult to remove surgically because they are diffuse. This means that they do not have well-defined borders suitable for operations.

A quarter of children with DIPG have a mutation in a gene known as ACVR1, but there are currently no treatments approved to target this mutation.

“DIPG is a rare and aggressive childhood brain cancer, and survival rates have not changed over the past 50 years so we desperately need to find new treatments for this disease,” Chris Jones, professor of paediatric brain tumour biology at the ICR, was quoted by The Guardian.

In a recent development, scientists have successfully used artificial intelligence to create a new drug regime for children with a deadly form of brain cancer, in which survival rates have not improved for 50 years.

In a recent development, scientists have successfully used artificial intelligence to create a new drug regime for children with a deadly form of brain cancer, in which survival rates have not improved for 50 years. Professor Kristian Helin, chief executive of The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, where a team of scientists, doctors and data analysts made the discovery, was quoted by The Guardian as saying, "The use of AI promises to have a transformative effect on drug discovery." He added, “In this study, use of AI has identified a drug combination which appears to have promise as a future treatment for some children with incurable brain cancer. It’s exciting to think that it could become one of the first examples of a treatment proposed by AI going on to benefit patients.” Scientists and cancer specialists at the ICR and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust used AI to work out that combining the drug everolimus with another called vandetanib could treat diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Also read | A movement to make sign language a human right It is a rare and fast-growing type of brain tumour in children. Such tumours are difficult to remove surgically because they are diffuse. This means that they do not have well-defined borders suitable for operations. A quarter of children with DIPG have a mutation in a gene known as ACVR1, but there are currently no treatments approved to target this mutation. “DIPG is a rare and aggressive childhood brain cancer, and survival rates have not changed over the past 50 years so we desperately need to find new treatments for this disease,” Chris Jones, professor of paediatric brain tumour biology at the ICR, was quoted by The Guardian.

AI used by scientists to discover a treatment for childhood cancer

In the next few years, COVID-19 may act similarly to other common-cold diseases, affecting mostly young children who have not yet been immunised or exposed to the virus, according to new research.

The following infection by SARS-CoV-2, there has been a clear sign of increasingly severe outcomes and fatality with age,&nbsp;Ottar Bjornstad, of the Department of Biology at the Pennsylvania State University, said.

"Yet, our modelling results suggest that the risk of infection will likely shift to younger children as the adult community becomes immune either through vaccination or exposure to the virus," he said.

As additional coronaviruses and influenza viruses have arisen and later become endemic, comparable changes have been documented, according to Bjornstad.

The age-incidence patterns during virgin outbreaks might be significantly different from endemic circulation, according to historical records of respiratory illnesses.

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"For example, ongoing genomic work suggests that the 1889-1890 pandemic, sometimes known as the Asiatic or Russian flu—which killed one million people, primarily adults over age 70—may have been caused by the emergence of HCoV-OC43 virus, which is now an endemic, mild, repeat-infecting cold virus affecting mostly children ages 7-12 months old," Bjornstad noted.

Such alterations have been found in other coronaviruses and influenza viruses when they arise and subsequently become endemic, according to the study, which was published in the journal Science Advances.&nbsp;

The researchers created a "realistic age-structured (RAS) mathematical model" for the study, which was published in the journal Science Advances.&nbsp;

They looked at disease burden in the short, medium, and long term—1, 10, and 20 years, respectively—as well as for 11 different countries with vastly different demographics, including China, Japan, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.

The model predicts different outcomes for different nations due to differences in demography.&nbsp;

"Given the marked increase of the infection-fatality ratio with age, countries with older population structures would be expected to have a larger fraction of deaths than those with relatively younger population structures," said Nils Chr. Stenseth, Professor of ecology and evolution, University of Oslo.

"Consistent with this, for example, South Africa—likely due, in part, to its younger population structure—has a lower number of deaths compared to older populations such as Italy. We found that such 'death disparities' are heavily influenced by demographics. However, regardless of demographics, we predict a consistent shift of the risk to the young," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)

In the next few years, COVID-19 may act similarly to other common-cold diseases, affecting mostly young children who have not yet been immunised or exposed to the virus, according to new research.

In the next few years, COVID-19 may act similarly to other common-cold diseases, affecting mostly young children who have not yet been immunised or exposed to the virus, according to new research. The following infection by SARS-CoV-2, there has been a clear sign of increasingly severe outcomes and fatality with age, Ottar Bjornstad, of the Department of Biology at the Pennsylvania State University, said. "Yet, our modelling results suggest that the risk of infection will likely shift to younger children as the adult community becomes immune either through vaccination or exposure to the virus," he said. As additional coronaviruses and influenza viruses have arisen and later become endemic, comparable changes have been documented, according to Bjornstad. The age-incidence patterns during virgin outbreaks might be significantly different from endemic circulation, according to historical records of respiratory illnesses. "For example, ongoing genomic work suggests that the 1889-1890 pandemic, sometimes known as the Asiatic or Russian flu—which killed one million people, primarily adults over age 70—may have been caused by the emergence of HCoV-OC43 virus, which is now an endemic, mild, repeat-infecting cold virus affecting mostly children ages 7-12 months old," Bjornstad noted. Such alterations have been found in other coronaviruses and influenza viruses when they arise and subsequently become endemic, according to the study, which was published in the journal Science Advances. The researchers created a "realistic age-structured (RAS) mathematical model" for the study, which was published in the journal Science Advances. They looked at disease burden in the short, medium, and long term—1, 10, and 20 years, respectively—as well as for 11 different countries with vastly different demographics, including China, Japan, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa. The model predicts different outcomes for different nations due to differences in demography. "Given the marked increase of the infection-fatality ratio with age, countries with older population structures would be expected to have a larger fraction of deaths than those with relatively younger population structures," said Nils Chr. Stenseth, Professor of ecology and evolution, University of Oslo. "Consistent with this, for example, South Africa—likely due, in part, to its younger population structure—has a lower number of deaths compared to older populations such as Italy. We found that such 'death disparities' are heavily influenced by demographics. However, regardless of demographics, we predict a consistent shift of the risk to the young," he added. (With inputs from agencies)

COVID-19 may become mostly a childhood disease in a few years: Study

Scientists seems to have proven that traumatic and stressful events in childhood can affect the brain into adulthood, identifying for the first-time specific alterations to key brain structures in the amygdala and the hippocampus.&nbsp;

With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 35 adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 35 healthy controls, cross-referenced with questionnaires, the research seems to have found a crucial link between neural tissue volume and childhood traumatic stress.&nbsp;

Maltreatment and negative experiences early in life are known to be the risk factors for developing mental health disorders, such as MDD. The team behind this new study thinks that changes in brain function might be one of the reasons for it.&nbsp;

With the help of the study, researchers are able to identify, which specific regions of amygdala or the hippocampus, get altered by childhood trauma incidents, they can make attempts to mitigate or reverse the changes. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The recent improvements in the MRI scanning technology mean these particular areas of the brain could be studied in detail in human volunteers, building on the previous research that looked at the link between brain volume in animals and stress.&nbsp;

As amygdala and hippocampus continue to grow and evolve for a long time after birth, they are of particular interest to scientists studying childhood development. They are also associated with learning, memory, and the management of emotions, fear and stress.&nbsp;

The damage done in the early years can make the brain – and the amygdala and hippocampus in particular – more vulnerable to stresses that come along later in life, suggest researchers.

Scientists seems to have proven that traumatic and stressful events in childhood can affect the brain into adulthood, identifying for the first-time specific alterations to key brain structures in the amygdala and the hippocampus.

Scientists seems to have proven that traumatic and stressful events in childhood can affect the brain into adulthood, identifying for the first-time specific alterations to key brain structures in the amygdala and the hippocampus. With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 35 adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 35 healthy controls, cross-referenced with questionnaires, the research seems to have found a crucial link between neural tissue volume and childhood traumatic stress. Maltreatment and negative experiences early in life are known to be the risk factors for developing mental health disorders, such as MDD. The team behind this new study thinks that changes in brain function might be one of the reasons for it. With the help of the study, researchers are able to identify, which specific regions of amygdala or the hippocampus, get altered by childhood trauma incidents, they can make attempts to mitigate or reverse the changes. The recent improvements in the MRI scanning technology mean these particular areas of the brain could be studied in detail in human volunteers, building on the previous research that looked at the link between brain volume in animals and stress. As amygdala and hippocampus continue to grow and evolve for a long time after birth, they are of particular interest to scientists studying childhood development. They are also associated with learning, memory, and the management of emotions, fear and stress. The damage done in the early years can make the brain – and the amygdala and hippocampus in particular – more vulnerable to stresses that come along later in life, suggest researchers.

Childhood’s traumatic events can affect brain in adulthood: Research

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<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/live-updates-polling-begins-to-elect-indias-next-vice-president-18620">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu</a> and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/modi-holds-bilateral-talks-with-trump-in-manila-24102">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> today remembered<a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/childrens-day-children-are-the-future-of-the-nation-the-citizens-of-tomorrow-said-jawaharlal-nehru-550"> country&#39;s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru </a>on his 128th birth anniversary.

&quot;Wish the nation on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of first <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/if-21st-century-is-asias-century-then-its-our-duty-to-make-it-indias-century-modi-24115">Prime Minister of India</a>, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, today,&quot; Naidu tweeted.

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&quot;Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary,&quot; he wrote on Twitter.

Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad.

Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 128th birth anniversary. "Wish the nation on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, today," Naidu tweeted. Modi, who is in Manila to attend the India-ASEAN summit, also paid tributes to Nehru. "Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary," he wrote on Twitter. Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad.

VP, PM pay tributes to Nehru on birth anniversary

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