Some scientists believe it has to do with development in an area of thebraincalled the frontal cortex. Others think it has to do with too many connections between nerve cells being eliminated as thebrainmatures. Hormones also play a major role in puberty. One theory is that women get schizophr...
Technically speaking, puberty is nature's way of transforming a child into an adult, all for the sake of reproduction. While both girls and boys go through puberty, girls reach puberty and sexual maturity at earlier ages than boys do. So what's causing all of these changes? Hormones! Actua...
The inclusion of sex as a biological variable in research is absolutely essential for improving our understanding of disease mechanisms contributing to risk and resilience. Studies focusing on examining sex differences have demonstrated across many level
associated with adolescence occurs earlier in females, which Interestingly, maternal, but not paternal, antenatal depres- may be related to an earlier onset of puberty. Interestingly, sion was associated with the increased risk of anxiety these same limbic and forebrain regions are also extremely ...
Bone marrow transplantation improves symptoms of congenital erythropoietic porphyria even when done post puberty. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2012;78:108-111.Singh, S.; Khanna, N.; Kumar, L. Bone marrow transplantation improves symptoms of congenital erythropoietic porphyria even when done post ...
“Nobody knows what the rules are, and nobody knows how to do this well.” Part of that is because it’s understandably difficult to change ways of interacting that developed when they were teens.“Your child has moved back home, but they didn’t turn the clock back on their...
It is either a dead form of the disease, or a similar but less virulent strain. Once you take the vaccine, your immune system engages in its usual defense, but because the disease is different or weaker you will get few or no symptoms of the disease. Then, when ...
wrong with herself. She wonders if hormones are supposed to do that to anyone going through puberty, and if so, when it will end. She skips soccer to go home early. The next day Kento pulls her aside for a private talk. He asks her if she really has a crush on him, and tells he...
“I will question how much of this should we worry about versus ‘This is who he is,’” she says. “My mama heart is always wondering, ‘Is this the thing? Do we need to freak out?’” It can be challenging to lump all sex chromosome aneuploidies into one bucket. Symptoms can ...
If any of you have not had chicken pox and have come in contact with Jess in the last ten days, you might be on the lookout for the symptoms described above. The radiological meeting has been rescheduled for next Monday when she is no longer contagious, and she is home from work until...