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Angry faces: Research suggests link between facial structure and aggression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Angry words and gestures are not the only way to get a sense of how temperamental a person is. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, a quick glance at som ...
Baby at the buzzer: Older couples race against their biological clocks to start families
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Kim Harper started a career before starting a family. After graduating from Michigan State University in 1990, she traveled, earned a law degree and began working as an attorney. When Harper married in 2006, she and her husband, ...
Key to regulation of puberty discovered
Dec 11, 2008 |
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A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Cukurova in Turkey have taken a major step to understanding how the brain controls the onset of puberty.
Scientists identify new gene responsible for puberty disorders
Oct 27, 2008 |
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A new gene responsible for some puberty disorders has been identified by Medical College of Georgia researchers.
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Postpartum anxiety delays puberty in offspring
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new study conducted in mice.
Diabetes drug slows early-onset puberty in girls
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 16, 2008 |
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In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according ...
Age at puberty linked to mother's prenatal diet
Jun 16, 2008 |
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A high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing may lead to the child having an early onset of puberty and subsequent adulthood obesity, according to a new animal study. The results were presented Monday, June 16, at The Endocrine ...
Scientists find hormone activity explains adolescent mood swings
Mar 11, 2007 |
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The "raging hormones" of puberty are known to produce mood swings and stress for most teenagers, making it difficult to cope with this period of life. Until now, the specific causes of pubertal anxiety have not been identified, ...
Inheritance of hormonal disorder marked by excessive insulin in daughters
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- may also be susceptible to the disease, according to gynecologists who have found evidence of ...
Family conditions may affect when girls experience puberty
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Early puberty in girls has been found to negatively affect these teenagers’ health in areas such as mood disorders, substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy, and cancers of the reproductive system. Given these findings, it is ...
New study suggests link between environmental toxins and early onset puberty in girls
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Although scientists have speculated over the negative effects of environmental toxins for years, new data suggest that certain environmental toxins may disrupt the normal growth and hormonal development of girls. Some of ...
Parental link to obesity
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Women who begin their menstrual periods before they are 11 years old are more likely to have children who also start puberty early and are more overweight than the children of mums who mature later. The finding is from a ...
Girls will be girls longer when home life is stable
Nov 15, 2007 |
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For many young girls, a stable family life is one key factor to avoiding a number of serious health problems. New research by researchers at The University of Arizona and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, indicates that ...
Hormone creams may trigger puberty
Oct 17, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say skin creams and other cosmetic products containing hormones may put children at higher risk of early puberty.
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