Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved "blades" that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require a quick delivery, they ...
Oct 24, 2019
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People often ask me what I do for a living. In the past, I would start with something vague, saying things like "I'm a researcher; I work at the university. I work with teenagers." Inevitably, people wanted to know more. ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester has made a connection between the way baby wallabies produce male hormones and how some human girls are born with genitalia that resemble those of a boy.
Oct 16, 2019
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Heroin is the main drug taken by injection in Kenya. Mostly found and used in Kenya's big cities—Mombasa and Nairobi—it's hard to know just how widespread heroin use is. But estimates range between 18 000 and 33 000 people.
Oct 15, 2019
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A new study of more than 700,000 one to 19-year olds being treated for HIV infection suggests a ten-fold increase in the number of adolescents aged 15 to 19 receiving HIV treatment in South Africa, according to results published ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Instagram recently announced posts promoting diet products and cosmetic procedures will no longer be visible to users under the age of 18. While the initiative is being led by Instagram, the policy will also be in place on ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Baby girls, born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy, exhibit signs of increased testosterone exposure, which may affect their hormone and reproductive function, according to research presented today at the 58th Annual ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Teen girls—but not boys—who prefer to go to bed later are more likely to gain weight, compared to same-age girls who go to bed earlier, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings by researchers ...
Sep 16, 2019
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Attention to menstruation and its relationship to girls' schooling is gaining ground, yet many challenges remain. Interventions have often focused on developing WASH —water, sanitation and hygiene—infrastructure and menstrual ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Scientists have found that brain networks develop differently in males and females at puberty, with boys showing an increase in connectivity in certain brain areas, and girls showing a decrease in connectivity as puberty ...
Sep 9, 2019
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