Feriha Yilmaz is an attractive, beautiful, talented and ambitious daughter of a poor family. Her father, Riza Yilmaz, is a janitor in Etiler, an upper-class neighbourhood in Istanbul. Her mother Zehra ...

New Delhi: A recent study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has revealed that prolonged screen time among adolescents may significantly impact their sleep quality and mental health—particularly among ...

Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests. The research assessed the impact of the lowered tackle height law ...

Excessive screen time among adolescents negatively impacts multiple aspects of sleep, which in turn increases the risk of depressive symptoms-particularly among girls. That is the conclusion of a new ...

may accelerate puberty in girls to enhance reproductive chances, whereas earlier puberty in boys may reduce reproductive success due to smaller stature,” wrote the authors of the study.

While acknowledging the complexity of the issue, the study provides specific insights that enhance our understanding of teenage girls' mental health. The researchers argue that further work in this ...

DAR ES SALAAM: UNI-AID Africa has offered a scholarship to a young Tanzanian girl, Arafa Mazige, that enables her to study aviation engineering technology at JAIN Institute in India. Mazige, who hails ...

Teenage girls in England are significantly less likely to feel safe in school than their male classmates since the Covid pandemic, a study has suggested. Researchers from University College London ...

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Adobe stock/HealthDay Can't get your teenage girl off her smartphone, iPad or laptop? This could cost her much-needed sleep and increase her risk of depression, a new Swedish study says.

Can't get your teenage girl off her smartphone, iPad or laptop? This could cost her much-needed sleep and increase her risk of depression, a new Swedish study says. Teenagers who spend more time ...

Methods: The DREAMS PrEP Choice Study, a mixed-methods implementation science study ... particularly among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 years who account for an estimated 29% of ...