We informed participants of the questionnaire's explicit nature. All students received a detailed study overview before participating. We invited those who gave their informed consent and were over the age of 18 to participate. We chose a mixed-gender sample of 18–29-year-olds for a number of...
Accordingtoscientists.“It?sapparentthatthemajorityofthemicroplasticsinthesnowcomesfromthe air.”Theyfalloffplasticobjectsandaremovedby thewind,justlikedust. 3 Findingtheseplastics inArcticsnow meansthatwemaybreathethem in.Anevenhigheramountof microplastic was foundinthesnowaroundcities. Thehighconcentrationsfou...
Recent findings from the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort reveal significant nonlinear effects of sex and age/pubertal development on cerebral perfusion with pre- and peri-adolescent females having lower cerebral blood flow (CBF), but by mid-adolescence (15–17 years old) males were lower, and...
While eating disorders (EDs) are more commonly diagnosed in females, there is growing awareness that men also experience EDs and may do so in a different way. Difficulties with emotion processing and emotion regulation are believed to be important in EDs
So many women are navigating the harrowing transition from ~if you let a man within three feet of you, you will get pregnant and your life will be over~ to ~on the third full moon of the year on a breezeless night, you have a 2 percent chance of conceiv
TS begins before 18 years of age. Tics are usually most severe between ages 10 and 12 years and often improve during adolescence.What increases my child's risk for TS?The exact cause is not known, but it may be linked to genetic changes that cause problems with chemicals in the brain. ...
More recent research casts further doubt on the rapid-onset theory. Gender dysphoria often first appears during adolescence, but it can take more than a decade before a person shares that information. editorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable,...
With age comes an increased risk for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease which can lead further cognitive decline if left untreated or unmanaged properly by medical professionals. Which is why it is so important to take care of your mental well-being and practice different ...
Hope and love are popular themes of literature and art in many human societies. The human physiology of love and hope is less well understood. This review presents evidence that the lack of love and/or hope delays growth disturbs development and maturati
[1,2,3,4]. Sleep needs and sleep patterns are naturally changing during adolescence, so that teens will want to go to bed later at night and get up later in the morning [2]. However, school starting times remain the same, which can create tension between teens and parents. Beyond ...