who have been studied at thrcc-monthly intervals for 12 monlhs so far. At each visit height, weight, genital and pubic hair (PH) stages were recorded and lhc mean daily saliva tcsloslerone (T) lcvcl calculated from 3 samples collected over the preceding 24-hours. Vocal cord lengh (VCL...
Higher weight and weight gain after 4 years of age rather than weight at birth are associated with adiposity, markers of glucose metabolism, and blood pressure in 5-year-old Ethiopian children. J Nutr. 2019;149(10):1785-1796. doi:10.1093/jn/nxz121 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 35....
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As CBS profiled on60 Minutes, Marshall Medoff, an 81-year-old inventor in Massachusetts, hasuncoveredthe secret to accessing plant cellulose and transforming the inedible plant life into environmentally-friendly fuel and other applications. By reversing the way large electron accelerator machines typical...
"Adding these pictures may help people see the wide range of breast phenotypes out there. The picture belongs to a 35 year old woman. Never pregnant. Menstruated first at age 12. Inherited a small breast shape from her mother. Maternal aunt also is small chested. ...
Normal weight central obesity (NWCO), a distinct phenotype of obesity that is associated with a higher risk of cardiometabolic dysregulation, has received growing attention in the scientific literature. In this study, we aimed to report the prevalence of
BMI numbers have different meanings for children of different ages and different sexes. A 10-year-old boy with a BMI of 23 is classified as having obesity, whereas a 15-year-old boy with the same BMI is healthy. Therefore, simply calculating the BMI does not yield a reliable result. The...
Objective: To investigate the relationship between adolescent growth spurt and endocrine changes, 9- to 12-year-old healthy pubertal girls (n=20) were the subjects and blood samples were collected. Because it is known that free forms of steroids and growth factors have potent bio-activities, the...
Depending on age, a certain maximum heart rate should not be exceeded during sports. A rough rule of thumb for healthy adults is: pulse rate of 220 minus age. Thus, a healthy 40-year-old should not permanently exceed a pulse rate of 180, while a 60-year-old should only go up to 16...
Physical activity over the life course and its association with cognitive performance and impairment in old age. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(7):1322-1326. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02903.xPubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 17. Scarmeas N, Luchsinger JA, Schupf N, et al. Physical activity, ...