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01 Oct 2023

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.

04 Aug 2023

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.

16 Mar 2023

Overweight In Youth Increases Risk 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.

Mental health disorder

03 Jun 2019

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.

Maternal overweight

17 Apr 2018

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.

16 Mar 2018

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.

27 Dec 2017

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.

Diseases and conditions

11 Oct 2017

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.

24 May 2017

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.

02 Apr 2017

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).

23 Mar 2017

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.

18 Mar 2017

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.

Adolescent health

20 Feb 2017

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.

06 Oct 2016

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.

03 Oct 2016

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.

01 Oct 2016

Puberty can change the way how humans recognise faces

New research has found that adolescents also begin to view faces differently in puberty.

09 Sep 2016

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.

07 Jun 2016

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.

13 Mar 2016

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.

27 Jan 2016

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.

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