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Poor children have poorer health, educational outcomes in adolescence
Updated : 2 days, 8 hours ago IST
A new investigation conducted by UCL academics indicates that Generation Z youngsters born into the lowest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times more likely to experience a slew of bad health and educational outcomes by the age of 17 than their more affluent classmates.
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Study discovers MRI create precise image of healthy adolescent heart
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create a precise image of the healthy adolescent heart. The research team was able to establish reference values for anatomical and functional heart characteristics
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Researchers reveal how depression, poor mental health connected with heart
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a recent study, researchers found that examined data from more than 500,000 people between the ages of 18 and 49, young adults who experience sadness or depression are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have poor heart health. The findings support a growing
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Study suggests lower grades in adolescence linked to premature birth
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A major research conducted on the Danish population indicates that premature birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy is associated with lower performance in math and language exams as a teenager compared to those born at 40 weeks.
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Premature birth is associated with lower grades in adolescence: Study
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A major Danish population research published in The BMJ indicates that premature birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy is associated with lower performance in math and language exams as a teenager compared to those born at 40 weeks.
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Investments in early childhood, adolescence can be a powerful driver of in
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"The G20 vision of One Earth, One Family and One Future, should prioritise brain power or cognitive capacities of individuals and of nations. The world needs to advance cognitive development, which necessitates a new model for development. We know with India in the lead of G20, this new mode
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Birth weight could help identify children at higher risk of psychological
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that babies with larger birth weights tend to have fewer mental health and behavioural issues in childhood and adolescence.
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Quality of early childhood neighbourhood residence may be related to BMI t
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, residing in neighbourhoods with higher opportunity or lower vulnerability in early life, particularly at birth, may be associated with a lower mean BMI trajectory and a lower risk of obesity throughout
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Problems with alcohol increase after weight-loss surgery in adolescence: R
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Youth who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery as teenagers are at heightened risk for alcohol use, according to the first study to document long-term alcohol use and associated issues in this population. Researchers found that after eight years, nearly half of the study participants ha
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World Aids Day: Assam State AIDS Control Society organizes activities to g
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In order to create HIV awareness amongst the masses, ASACS has undertaken various activities by disseminating HIV messages in mass media (print and electronic), outdoor media, folk media (natika, ojapali), social media, piggyback activities during raas and durga puja festivals, events and HI
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Study: Obesity associated with poor brain development in children
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Researchers revealed the connection between poorer brain health and higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health conducted in the United States.
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Treating acne with systemic antibiotics can have consequences on maturing
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Adolescence is a time of significant skeletal development. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is the development of acne a skin condition that results from the plugging of hair follicles with oil and dead skin cells. For some individuals whos
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