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A New Program for Determining Abnormal Growth Curves in School Health Checkups

Journal of School Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In Japan, school health examinations frequently utilize growth curves. This study aimed to develop and validate a custom‐designed program that enables the rapid and accurate detection of growth abnormalities in children and adolescents. Methods We created a novel screening tool named the Growth Assessment Program for Schools (GAPS),
Keisuke Wada, Yuki Kawashima‐Sonoyama, Hiroto Abe, Akihiro Toya, Hironori Kobayashi, Takeshi Taketani   +5 more
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Prenatal exposure to mercury and precocious puberty: a prospective birth cohort study.

Human Reproduction, 2020
STUDY QUESTION Is in utero exposure to mercury associated with the risk of precocious puberty? SUMMARY ANSWER Prenatal exposure to high levels of mercury was associated with increased risk of precocious puberty, which was strengthened by concomitant ...
Guoying Wang, W. Tang, Hongkai Ji, Xiaobin Wang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Xenoestrogens Ethinyl Estradiol and Zearalenone Cause Precocious Puberty in Female Rats via Central Kisspeptin Signaling [PDF]

, 2015
Xenoestrogens from synthetic or natural origin represent an increasing risk of disrupted endocrine functions including the physiological activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonad axis.
Csilla Molnár, Dániel Kuti, Erik Hrabovszky, Imre Kalló, Krisztina J. Kovács, Rókus Kriszt, Szilamér Ferenczi, Zsuzsanna Szőke, Zsuzsanna Winkler, Ágnes Polyák   +9 more
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Narcolepsy and rapid eye movement sleep

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Since the first description of narcolepsy at the end of the 19th Century, great progress has been made. The disease is nowadays distinguished as narcolepsy type 1 and type 2. In the 1960s, the discovery of rapid eye movement sleep at sleep onset led to improved understanding of core sleep‐related disease symptoms of the disease (excessive ...
Francesco Biscarini, Lucie Barateau, Fabio Pizza, Giuseppe Plazzi, Yves Dauvilliers   +4 more
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The Age Distribution among Children Seeking Medical Treatment for Precocious Puberty in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Objective: Children with precocious puberty (PP) may have increased physiological and psychological problems. In this study, we aimed to explore the trend of parents seeking medical care for their children with precocious puberty.
P. Su, Jing-Yang Huang, Chow Li, Hua-Pin Chang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of Kisspeptin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Associated Pregnancy Complications

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder with a complex pathogenesis that includes disordered follicle development, hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian (HPO) axis dysfunction, hyperandrogenemia, and insulin resistance. The risk of complications during pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and preeclampsia (PE)
Shaohua Zhang, Xinmeng Sun, Haiyun Guan, Rongmin Wang, Wei Zhang, Hexia Xia   +5 more
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Association between Dietary Habits and Parental Health with Obesity among Children with Precocious Puberty

Children, 2020
Precocious puberty, resulting in various physical, mental, and social changes, may have negative consequences for children and their families. In this study, we investigated whether there were differences between parental obesity, children’s and parent’s
Y. Hong, Yeon Ju Woo, Jong Hyun Lee, Young-Lim Shin, Hee-Sook Lim   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health and Development of Children Born Moderate and Late Preterm and Early Term at Age 10 in French Birth Cohorts ELFE and EPIPAGE 2

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Lower gestational age (GA) is linked to higher mortality and morbidity. Long‐term health and developmental difficulties of individuals born moderate (MPT, 32–33 GA) and late (LPT, 34–36 GA) preterm, and early term (ET, 37–38 GA) are less explored than those of their very preterm peers.
Laura Pavicic, Laetitia Marchand‐Martin, Ayoub Mitha, Marie‐Noelle Dufourg, Véronique Pierrat, Valérie Benhammou, Marie‐Aline Charles, Pierre‐Yves Ancel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endocrinologic disorders and optic pathway gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 [PDF]

, 1997
Objective. To establish the prevalence of endocrinologic disorders in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and the relationship between these disorders and cerebral abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging. Design.
Cnossen, M.H. (Marjon), Cooiman, L.C.M.G. (Linda C. M. G.), Goede-Bolder, A. (Arja) de, Halley, D. (Dicky), Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F. (Sabine) de, Niermeijer, M.F. (Martinus), Oranje, A.P. (Arnold), Simonsz, H.J. (Huib), Stam, E.N. (Esther N.), Stroink, H. (Hans)   +9 more
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Germ cell and other tumors in individuals with differences in sex development

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately one in 3500 to one in 5100 live‐born infants have atypical external genital development, known as differences in sex development (DSD). In 2005, an expert consensus conference thoroughly reviewed aspects of health care for individuals with DSD.
Selma Feldman Witchel, Miguel Reyes‐Múgica   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source