Psychology & Psychiatry
Playing with thin dolls may affect young girls' body image
Playing with ultra-thin dolls could make young girls want a thinner body, according to new research published today.
Mar 11, 2021
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Health
Dance boosts young girls' mental health
Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing. This is shown in a study run by Anna Duberg, a physical therapist at Örebro ...
Nov 20, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Somebody to love: Expert says young crushes on older celebrities part of passage into adulthood
Like the chicken pox or fifth disease, a bout of "Bieber Fever" is a childhood passage for many young girls. Moreover, it's a way to explore their sense of identity, according to a Kansas State University family studies researcher.
Jan 24, 2013
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Pediatrics
Girls slip through the cracks due to 'referral bias,' says study
Young girls are just as likely to be living with language difficulties despite more boys being referred for support services, according to a new Curtin University-led study that seeks to shatter the "referral bias" and help ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Health
Women using heroin in Kenya: Why it's important to intervene early in life
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young people could learn to avoid being victims of crime
"We already know that immaturity is an explanation for young people's delinquency, but now we can show that immaturity also is an important factor in deciding whether young people become victims of violence or not," says ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Health
How the Supreme Court's abortion ruling impacts public health
The United States Supreme Court ended the constitution right to obtain an abortion on Friday, a 6–3 ruling that overturned federal abortion protections established in 1973's landmark case Roe v. Wade. The decision, foreshadowed ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Abuse accelerates puberty in children
While it has long been known that maltreatment can affect a child's psychological development, new Penn State research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth and maturation of adolescents as well.
Mar 17, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Global study shows teenage motherhood is still high
The high rate of adolescent motherhood across developing countries isn't shifting, with reductions either modest or absent in some regions and rising in others, according to University of Queensland-led research.
Nov 25, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Youngest girls who get pregnant have highest risk of poor outcomes, study finds
Pregnant teens in the U.S. have long been known to face increased health risks and pregnancy complications, but a new study for the first time finds that girls ages 13 or younger who get pregnant face even greater risks. ...
Nov 1, 2022
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