Psychology & Psychiatry
Boys with absent fathers more likely to become young dads
Boys who grow up without a dad around are more likely to reach puberty later, but father their own children earlier, according to a new study.
Sep 8, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Faster progress through puberty linked to behavior problems
(Medical Xpress) -- Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression, according to a study by researchers at Penn State, Duke University and the University ...
Sep 1, 2011
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Health
Boys reach sexual maturity younger and younger
(Medical Xpress) -- Boys are maturing physically earlier than ever before. The age of sexual maturity has been decreasing by about 2.5 months each decade at least since the middle of the 18th century. Joshua Goldstein, director ...
Aug 18, 2011
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Health
Low vitamin D linked to earlier first menstruation, a risk factor for health problems throughout life
(Medical Xpress) -- A study links low vitamin D in young girls with early menstruation, which is a risk factor for a host of health problems for teen girls as well as women later in life.
Aug 11, 2011
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Health
Anorexic at five in Britain
Nearly 100 children aged between five and seven in Britain have been treated for anorexia or bulimia in the past three years, according to figures released on Monday.
Aug 1, 2011
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Pediatrics
Bone-strengthening physical activity declines most among least fit youth: Study
For the first time, a Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä has investigated changes in the amount of exercise that strengthens the bones in adolescence. The study proved that bone-strengthening physical ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Health
England to end puberty blockers for under-18s
Young people in England will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers by gender identity clinics, officials said on Tuesday.
Mar 12, 2024
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Longer treatment with puberty-delaying medication in transgender youth leads to lower bone mineral density
A longer duration of treatment with puberty-delaying medications among transgender youth is associated with lower bone mineral density, according to a new study that will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's ...
Jun 12, 2022
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Medications
Transgender youth on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones have lower rates of depression and suicidal thoughts
Recent studies estimate that 1.8% to 2.7%—or approximately 750,000 to 1.1 million—adolescents in the U.S. identify as transgender or nonbinary. Many of these trans youth experience high levels of negative mental health ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Lower testosterone during puberty increases the brain's sensitivity to it in adulthood
Young men with lower testosterone levels throughout puberty become more sensitive to how the hormone influences the brain's responses to faces in adulthood, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Feb 15, 2021
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