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"Fortunate that party has once again given chance to serve people of Vidis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"I am fortunate that BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party president JP Nadda have once again given me an opportunity to serve the people of Vidisha. Vidisha parliamentary constituency is the swing of my childhood, garden of my adolescence and support of my old age. I was born here
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Girl Effect Announces Appointment of Alex Kuruvilla to the Global Board of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8: Girl Effect is an international nonprofit organization that builds media and creates content girls want, trust, and need. Reaching millions of girls across around the world, Girl Effect creates content that helps girls make choices and changes in their lives du
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Go Nisha Go Wins 'Best Serious Game' at the Gala2023 Serious Games Competi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5: Go Nisha Go, a mobile game designed with and for adolescent girls in India, was named "Best Serious Game" at the Gala2023 Serious Games competition in Dublin, Ireland. Led by Howard Delafield International (HDI), it was created by the USAID-funded Game of Choic
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Use of social media among youth is linked with unhealthy behaviours
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found that youths who use social media are more likely to engage in dangerous health behaviours, such as increased use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco, antisocial conduct, risky sexual behaviour, and gambling.
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Physical fitness since childhood predicts cerebellar volume in adolescence
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The volume of cerebellar grey matter in teenagers is proportional to their level of physical fitness since childhood. According to a new study from the Universities of Jyvaskyla and Eastern Finland, adolescents with higher Crus I grey matter volumes were also stronger, faster, and more agile
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Study finds how physical fitness since childhood predicts cerebellar volum
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Teenagers' cerebellar grey matter volume is correlated with their level of physical fitness from childhood. A recent study from the Universities of Jyvaskyla and Eastern Finland found that adolescents with greater Crus I grey matter volumes were also stronger, faster, and more agile--that is
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Study shows link between adolescent sleep and general health
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Fiona Baker, the director of SRI's Human Sleep Research Program, studies the complex links between sleep and overall health and well-being. Much of her work has been focused on sleep patterns in adult women, but recently her attention has turned to adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial time
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Study reveals testosterone's effects on brain change, levels are higher du
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) of the brain is more involved in emotion regulation when testosterone levels are higher during adolescence, but the opposite is true during maturity.
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Study finds connection between adolescent sleep and overall health
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Fiona Baker, director of SRI's Human Sleep Research Program, conducts research on the intricate relationships between sleep and general health and well-being. Much of her work has been focused on sleep patterns in adult women, but recently her attention has turned to adolescents. Adolescenc
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Pre-teen girls who consume fruit juices have no adverse effect on weight:
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dr Lynn L. Moore, a Professor of Medicine at Boston University's Chobanian and Avedisian Schools of Medicine, recently published an online study on Beverages. Moore and her colleagues observed that pre-teen girls who drank 100% fruit juice had long-term nutritional benefits with no negative
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Study finds pre-teen girls who consume fruit juice have healthier diets wi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to research, pre-teen girls who drank 100% fruit juice had long-term good nutritional advantages with no harmful effect on weight throughout adolescence, regardless of race.
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Study identifies potential targets for treatment of neuropsychiatric disea
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The brain undergoes continual change throughout development and adolescence. Early adulthood is a common time for the onset of neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. The dopamine system, which is necessary for thinking clearly and making decisions, starts to malfunction at this stage
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