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Durex The Birds and Bees Talk Initiates Discourse on Adolescent Health at
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 19: Building on the success of the previous year, Durex The Birds and Bees Talk's collaboration at the 24th Hornbill Festival, yet again raised increased awareness about adolescent health and wellbeing in a culturally rich setting. During the ten-day festi
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Researchers reveal childhood trauma raises risk of chronic pain in adultho
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect, either alone or in combination with other types of childhood trauma, increases the likelihood of chronic pain and accompanying disability in adulthood.
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"Judges not expected to express personal views": SC on Calcutta HC's order
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday said that some parts of Calcutta High Court judgment that stated that adolescent girls must control their sexual urges instead of giving in to two minutes of pleasure "were highly objectionable and completely unwarranted".
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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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Study finds connection between adverse childhood experiences, muscle dysmo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a recent study, adolescents and young adults who had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) before the age of 18 had a substantially higher risk of presenting indications of muscular dysmorphia.
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Kinetic Pointillism, an emerging Art movement
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2: Kinetic pointillism is an emerging art movement founded by Robert Ottesen, a renowned artist. Though its founder intended the movement for adult artists, it eventually became a passion for adolescents. According to Robert Ottesen, adults have been conditioned,
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Researchers find link between adverse childhood experiences, muscle dysmor
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Adolescents and young adults who had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) prior to the age of 18 were shown to have a much higher likelihood of exhibiting signs of muscle dysmorphia, according to a recent study.
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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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The Durex Birds and Bees Talk and NDMC Host First Life-Skills Training Wor
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31: As part of the expansion of The Durex Birds and Bees Talk (TBBT) programme, Reckitt, a global leader in consumer health, hygiene, and nutrition, organized its first training workshop for 150+ teachers, in partnership with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
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Young people push policymakers for action at world's largest forum for ado
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13: The world's largest online meeting of adolescents and young people, the Global Forum for Adolescents, closed with a sweeping set of new commitments from governments and other stakeholders.
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Common herbicide is detrimental to adolescent brain function: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers reported measuring metabolite concentrations of two commonly used herbicides -- glyphosate and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) -- as well as the insect-repellent DEET in urine samples collected in 2016 from 519 adolescents aged 11 to 17, living in the agricultural coun
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