News tagged with onset of puberty
The hormone IGF-1: A trigger of puberty
Puberty is triggered by pulsatile release of GnRH from specific nerve cells in the the brain. What signals tell these nerve cells to release GnRH in this manner has not been determined, although it has been suggested that ...
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Jul 12, 2010 |
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Vitamin D can decrease -- or increase -- breast cancer development and insulin resistance
In mice models of breast cancer, researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, found that vitamin D significantly reduced development of estrogen receptor-positive ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Combination of two hormones increases height in girls with Turner syndrome
Giving girls with Turner syndrome low doses of estrogen, as well as growth hormone, years before the onset of puberty, increases their height and offers a wealth of other benefits, say a team of researchers led by Thomas ...
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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Scientists uncover a new understanding of male puberty
Scientists from Monash University have uncovered a new understanding of how male puberty begins.
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Mar 14, 2011 |
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Less than one-third of children ages 5-15 will wake up to home smoke alarms
An Australian study to determine the likelihood of school-aged children waking up to their home smoke alarm found that 78% of children slept through a smoke alarm sounding for 30 seconds. The outcomes of the study are published ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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'Baby-boomer’ study shows importance of childhood
Experiences in your childhood shape your health and wealth as an adult according to Britain’s longest-running baby-boomer research study, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), which celebrates its 65th birthday ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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For select adolescents, breast reduction surgery safe, effective
When a grown woman experiences significant back and neck pain from macromastia – or very large breasts – it is common practice for plastic surgeons to relieve her pain by performing breast reduction surgery. Breast ...
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Early signs of heart disease in preadolescent children with type 1 diabetes
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. Patients with type 1diabetes have a 200 percent to 400 percent greater chance of developing cardiovascular disease than those without diabetes. ...
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Feb 14, 2011 |
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Researchers discover age of onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk
A team of researchers led by Vicente Gilsanz, MD, PhD, director of Clinical Imaging at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, determined that the onset of puberty was the primary influence on adult ...
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Jan 28, 2011 |
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Depression linked to girls with early menstruation
Girls who begin menstruating at an early age are at greater risk of depressive symptoms during their adolescence, according to new research by academics from the University of Bristol and the University of ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Researchers identify site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a tiny site in the brain where the hormone leptin may help trigger the onset of puberty.
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Dec 22, 2010 |
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