Synthetic Chemicals May Delay Puberty In Girls: Study
The delay of puberty in girls can lead to negative long-term health outcomes, including a higher incidence of breast cancer, renal disease and thyroid disease.
Oct 01, 2023, 13:24 PM IST
Unhealthy Lifestyle Lead To More Girls Hitting Puberty Early During Covid
This article explores the potential causes of early puberty in girls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides insight into how to best support girls during this time.
Aug 04, 2023, 13:36 PM IST
Overweight In Youth Increases Risk Factor For Blood Clot In Adult Life: Study
The study reveals how obesity and overweight during puberty seem to have a marked impact on a person's future risks of venous thrombi.
Mar 16, 2023, 14:22 PM IST
Childhood adversity ups risk of mental health disorder
For the study, the researchers analysed data of over 9,000 participants aged 8 to 21 years and found specific associations of low socioeconomic status and traumatic stressful events with psychiatric symptoms, cognitive performance, and several brain structure abnormalities.
Jun 03, 2019, 11:20 AM IST
Mother's obesity may up early puberty risk in girls
Maternal overweight and hyperglycemia or high blood sugar are linked to the earlier onset of puberty in girls, which can lead to multiple adverse health developments in adulthood, finds a study.
Apr 17, 2018, 10:40 AM IST
Study associates early puberty with higher risk of obesity in women
The findings strengthen the existing evidence of a link between the onset of puberty and a woman's body mass in adulthood.
Mar 16, 2018, 14:00 PM IST
Study links early puberty in girls to depression, behaviour problems in adulthood
Sweeping changes in biology, appearance, self-perception, and emotion combine to make puberty one of the most pivotal phases of development during the lifespan, the researchers note in Pediatrics.
Dec 27, 2017, 18:02 PM IST
Five-year-old girl who got her period at age four to soon go through menopause
Emily will soon start exhibiting signs of menopause because of the abnormal onset of her menstrual cycle.
Oct 11, 2017, 12:00 PM IST
Early puberty linked to poverty – Survey second's it
The factors determining early puberty have received greater attention recently as more kids are starting puberty at an earlier age than past generations.
May 24, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
Common pesticide exposure may speed puberty in boys: Study
Evidence of recent exposure to the chemical appears in human urine as a metabolite, or molecule, called 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA).
Apr 03, 2017, 00:20 AM IST
Kerala: 12-year-old boy fathers child with 16-year-old, gets booked under POCSO Act
According to a report, the girl and the boy are relatives.
Mar 23, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
Sexual abuse may accelerate puberty in girls, says study
A new study has revealed that girls, who experience physical and sexual abuse in life may accelerate early puberty.
Mar 19, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Health Ministry launches 'Saathiya Kits' to improve adolescent health
Health Secretary CK Mishra launched the 'Saathiya Resource Kits' along with the 'Saathiya Salah' - a mobile app for adolescents - under the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) program.
Feb 20, 2017, 23:12 PM IST
Start young: Heart care should begin at puberty, say doctors
Stress, one of the biggest culprits for cardiac ailments -- and many other ailments too -- is a given in today's life.
Oct 06, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
Puberty changes the way how we recognise faces
The face, which is known as the index of mind, is as unique as fingerprints and can reveal a great deal of information about our health, personality, age, and feelings.
Oct 03, 2016, 13:17 PM IST
Puberty can change the way how humans recognise faces
New research has found that adolescents also begin to view faces differently in puberty.
Oct 01, 2016, 14:32 PM IST
Here's why teenagers become obese at puberty!
The study also found that teenagers exercise less during puberty, adding to the calorie excess that underlies obesity.
Sep 09, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Mothers' obesity, gestational diabetes ups early puberty risk in daughters
Daughters born to overweight mothers who also developed gestational diabetes are significantly more likely to experience an earlier onset of one sign of puberty, a new study has found.
Jun 07, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
Fatty fish intake delays puberty in girls
Girls who ate red meat started their periods earlier than those who didn't, while the ones who consumed fatty fish started their menstrual cycles much later.
Mar 13, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Early puberty may put women at diabetes risk
Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes that can cause babies to develop Type-2 diabetes, reveals a study.
Jan 27, 2016, 16:54 PM IST
