Fatty fish intake delays puberty in girls
Girls who ate red meat started their periods earlier than those who didn't, while the ones who consumed fatty fish started their menstrual cycles much later.
Mar 13, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Early puberty may put women at diabetes risk
Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes that can cause babies to develop Type-2 diabetes, reveals a study.
Jan 27, 2016, 16:54 PM IST
Women entry to Sabrimala: PIL, once filed and heard, cannot be withdrawn, says Supreme Court
"Let people know this that once a public interest litigation (PIL) is filed and entertained, you cannot withdraw it," a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and NV Ramana said.
Jan 15, 2016, 17:42 PM IST
Lawyer fighting for women devotees at Sabarimala temple in Kerala gets 500 threat calls
Naushad Ahmed Khan, the lawyer who is seeking entry for all women and girls in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, has received 500 threatening phone calls.
Jan 15, 2016, 13:32 PM IST
Purity v/s puberty: After SC raps Kerala govt, will Sabarimala temple be thrown open for women devotees?
Women are not allowed inside Sabarimala temple after they attain puberty. Post menopausal women, however, are allowed.
Jan 11, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
Male puberty genetically similar to female timing
Previous work had identified 106 genetic variants that alter puberty timing in females.
Nov 10, 2015, 16:46 PM IST
Summer-born kids likely to be taller and healthier
Children who are born in summer are more likely to be taller and healthier adults, suggests new research.
Oct 13, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
Summer-born kids likely to be taller and healthier
Children who are born in summer are more likely to be taller and healthier adults, suggests new research.
Oct 13, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
Bizarre! Girls turn into boys at the age of 12 in this village
Apparently, because of a rare genetic disorder, children who live in a village in the southwestern Dominican Republic are born female and become male at puberty i.e these boys grow a penis only when they hit puberty.
Sep 21, 2015, 17:36 PM IST