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  Early puberty linked to increased risk of mental health issues, study finds

  Health | June 24, 2025 9:28 IST

  The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open, revealed that the incidence of depression and ADHD remained high for at least eight years following onset. Read on to know more about the study.

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  Girls can marry without parents' consent after attaining puberty under Muslim Laws: Delhi High Court

  India | August 24, 2022 12:37 IST

  Justice Jasmeet Singh observed, "A girl on attaining puberty could marry without the consent of her parents under the Muslim laws and has the right to reside with her husband even when she is otherwise minor. The provisions of POCSO will not apply to the husband."

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  UK court rules under-16s can get puberty blocking drugs

  World | September 17, 2021 22:39 IST

  ​Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled Friday that doctors can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children under 16 without a parent’s consent, overturning a lower court’s decision that a judge’s approval should be needed.

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  Early puberty ups the risk of obesity in women- Study

  Health | March 16, 2018 19:25 IST

  Girls who have their first period earlier more likely to have a higher Body Mass Index, reads the study.

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  Sexual touch at an initial age can trigger early puberty, study

  Lifestyle | September 22, 2017 16:40 IST

  A new study reported that sexual touch has a bigger role play on puberty than previously assessed.

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  Early maturing girls are more prone to physical & sexual violence

  Lifestyle | May 18, 2017 14:08 IST

  It also found that early-maturing girls are more likely to be the victim of abuse from a dating partner if their friend group contains more boys

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  Girls who are subjected to child sexual abuse tend to hit puberty earlier than the other girls

  Bollywood | March 29, 2017 12:24 IST

  Young girls who’ve went through child sexual abuse are more likely to mature physically eight to twelve months earlier than their non-abused peers, reveals a study.

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  This is how puberty changes the way we recognise faces

  Lifestyle | October 03, 2016 12:14 IST

  Besides mental and physical changes, teenagers also witness changes in the way they recognise and perceive faces during puberty. In a new study, researchers have found that the transition into adulthood literally changes the

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  Environmental influence can bring changes in puberty

  Lifestyle | June 30, 2016 13:43 IST

  New Delhi: Apart from genes, environment and lifestyle factors that lead to chemical modifications of human genes can also influence a child's pubertal timing, a new study has found. Chemical modifications of the human genome

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  Muslim girl can marry at 15 if she attains puberty, says High Court

  India | June 06, 2012 11:39 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 6:  Ruling that a Muslim girl can marry as per her choice at the age of 15 years if she has attained puberty, the Delhi High Court has held the marriage of