Tag: Adulthood

On November 14 every year, World Diabetes Day is observed, to raise awareness about diabetes mellitus which is a chronic metabolic disorder characterised by high blood sugar or glucose ...

New Delhi: A study has shown that neurons or nerve cells continue to form well into late adulthood in the brain's hippocampus, which manages memory -- a finding that ...

New Delhi: A study has suggested that age 36 is when the ill-effects of having unhealthy habits as a young adult -- smoking, drinking and physical inactivity -- start ...

New Delhi: Children overweight or obese may be at an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, according to a study.  COPD is a progressive lung ...

According to a new study performed by UCL researchers, those who had amblyopia ('lazy eye') in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, ...