Heavy backpacks can lead to back pain and scoliosis in children aged 6-16. Proper weight management and posture are crucial for spine health.

The backpacks are loaded with school supplies, clothing, personal items and some fun things, too, so kids entering foster ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

In rural northeast Louisiana, the leaders of a small school district took a drastic step this week in response to an eruption ...

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

"I think it feels amazing," Kristin Rinker said about delivering the backpacks to staff at Old Fort Elementary in western ...

HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school ... on the back of the backpack to ensure ...

Reed Marutiak had the weight of the world on his shoulders. It’s a lot to carry for a Hartwood Elementary fourth grader in ...