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Higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): While obesity comes with a multitude of health issues, a recent study has found that men who had a history of obesity in their late teens are at a higher risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung in their adult life. The risk rises successively and
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Study shows higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 29 (ANI): A recent study shows that men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung. The risk rises successively and is highest in those who were severely obese in adolescence.
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Study reveals childhood exposure to parental smoking linked to poorer cogn
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Turku [Finland], April 16 (ANI): Exposure to parental smoking in childhood and adolescence is associated with poorer learning ability and memory in midlife, suggests a Finnish study.
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Study reveals fibre intake in young women may reduce breast cancer risk
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 11 (ANI): While high dietary fibre foods such as fruits, vegetables and nuts are helpful in maintain bowel health, a recent study suggests that there is a significantly lower breast cancer risk among women who eat fibre-rich foods, during their adolescence as com
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Higher dietary fibre intake in young women may reduce breast cancer risk:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): Young women who eat high-fibre foods in their adolescence, especially fruits and vegetables may have significantly lower breast cancer risk than those who eat less dietary fibre when young, suggested a recent study.
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Study links childhood abuse to adolescent experimentation with cigarettes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): Kids who have been abused, neglected or mistreated at home are more likely to start smoking, according to a recent study.
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Study reveals social isolation during adolescence drives long-term disrupt
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): While studying an animal model, researchers have found that social isolation during key developmental windows drives long-term changes in activity patterns of neurons involved in initiating social approach.
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'Boys exhibiting inattention-hyperactivity at higher risk of traumatic bra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): According to a new study led by researchers at McGill University, boys exhibiting inattention-hyperactivity at the age of ten have a higher risk for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in adolescence and adulthood.
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Adolescent brain networks come 'online' to gear up teenagers for adult lif
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 1 (ANI): Teenagers develop more complex adult social skills once new networks are activated in their brains during adolescence, but this might make them more vulnerable to mental illnesses.
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Study focuses on changes in neural circuits underlying self-control during
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Researchers applied tools from network science to identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop to support neural activity underlying key areas of the brain.
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Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy against progeria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature ageing and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease.
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Early spinal patterns may predict scoliosis in adolescence: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Researchers have found a way to identify patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may develop into scoliosis later during their adolescence.
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