Modulation of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Early-Life Environmental Challenges Triggering Immune Activation by Ksenia Musaelyan, Martin Egeland, Cathy Fernandes, Carmine M. Pariante, Patricia A. Zunszain, Sandrine Thuret

“…The immune system plays an important role in the communication between the human body and the environment, in early development as well as in adulthood. Per se, research has shown that factors such as maternal stress and nutrition as well as maternal infections can activate the immune system in the infant. …”
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Impact of Human Capital Development on Economic Growth in Uganda. by Nuwagaba, Christopher

“…However, Uganda is currently at a disadvantage, with children born today expected to be only 38 percent as productive in adulthood as they could be with complete education and good health. …”
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Erratum to “Inositols in the Treatment of Insulin-Mediated Diseases” by Giovanna Muscogiuri, Stefano Palomba, Antonio Simone Laganà, Francesco Orio

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Introducing 4-H Youth Development by Marilyn N. Norman, Joy C. Jordan

“… Youth development has been defined as an ongoing process through which young people attempt to meet their needs and to develop the competencies they perceive as necessary for survival and transition to adulthood. Positive Youth Development is development that is positive and productive for both youth and their communities. …”
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Early-life famine exposure may modify the association between long-term temperature variability and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases: a nationwide study by Yao Wu, BinBin Su, Junqing Xie, Bo Wen, Xiaolan Wu, Mengfan Wang, Yanhui Dong, Yi Song, Jun Ma

“…Participants were categorized into six groups based on their age at famine exposure (famine exposure under age 5, between ages 5 and 18, and during adulthood) and the severity (severely affected areas versus mildly affected areas) of the Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961) in their province of residence. …”
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Maternal exposure to dim light at night induces behavioral alterations in the adolescent and adult offspring Wistar rat by Shellye González-González, Mariana Gutiérrez-Pérez, Mara A. Guzmán-Ruiz, Estefania Espitia-Bautista, Rosa María Pavón, Karla P. Estrada-Rodríguez, Alejandro Díaz-Infante R., Cecilia G. Guadarrama Gándara, Carolina Escobar, Natalí N. Guerrero-Vargas

“…These results demonstrate that DLAN exposure induces intergenerational behavioral alterations that persist until adulthood.…”
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A Unique and Rare Presentation of Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Common Atrium Associated with Coronary Aneurysms and Fistula by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, Alex Munoz, Mohammad Hassan Pervaiz

“…To our knowledge, this is the first-ever presentation of a complete congenital absence of IAS in a patient who has survived into adulthood with the development of severe pulmonary hypertension without Eisenmenger syndrome. …”
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Adult BMI Change and Risk of Colon Cancer in Postmenopausal Women by Lyla Blake-Gumbs, Zhengyi Chen, Cheryl L. Thompson, Nathan A. Berger, Thomas C. Tucker, Li Li

“…Our results suggest early adulthood weight gain increases colon cancer risk in postmenopausal women who do not use HRT.…”
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Engagement in moderate-intensity physical activity supports overnight memory retention in older adults by Miranda G. Chappel-Farley, Destiny E. Berisha, Abhishek Dave, Rachel M. Sanders, Christopher E. Kline, John T. Janecek, Negin Sattari, Kitty K. Lui, Ivy Y. Chen, Ariel B. Neikrug, Ruth M. Benca, Michael A. Yassa, Bryce A. Mander

“…Abstract Preserving the ability to vividly recall emotionally rich experiences contributes to quality of life in older adulthood. While prior works suggest that moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA) may bolster memory, it is unclear whether this extends to emotionally salient memories consolidated during sleep. …”
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Unrecognized Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1A as a Cause of Hypocalcemia and Seizures in a 64-Year-Old Woman by Patrizia Del Monte, Carla Micaela Cuttica, Alessandro Marugo, Luca Foppiani, Daniela Audenino, Tomasz Tadeusz Godowicz, Francesca Marta Elli, Giovanna Mantovani, Emilio Di Maria

“…Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A (PHP1A) is usually diagnosed in childhood or early adulthood. We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman admitted to the Neurological Unit for recurrent episodes of loss of consciousness and seizures. …”
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Introducing 4-H Youth Development by Marilyn N. Norman, Joy C. Jordan

“… Youth development has been defined as an ongoing process through which young people attempt to meet their needs and to develop the competencies they perceive as necessary for survival and transition to adulthood. Positive Youth Development is development that is positive and productive for both youth and their communities. …”
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Guest Editorial Vol10 no1 by Elizabeth King

“…It is not only a particular set of circumstances we strive for, but a set of attitudes which prepare children and young people to go forward into adulthood with personal resources which empower them to live hopeful and satisfying lives. …”

DETERMINANTS OF PROFESSIONAL CAREER CRISIS OF THE AGE OF MATURITY AND POSSIBILITIES FOR OVERCOME THEM by S. Grishaeva, E. Makarova

“…The features of professional and age crisises, including the factors of the crisis of adulthood, the place for career ambitions in the process of entering and exiting the crisis, the possibilities of overcoming them are revealed. …”
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Risk factors in adolescents as predictors of arterial hypertension in adults: Protocol for a systematic review. by Márcia Gisele Santos da Costa, J Jaime Caro, Katia Vergetti Bloch

“…This review is part of a doctoral project that aims to develop a discrete event simulation model to predict how many adolescents may become hypertensive in adulthood. We will use data from the Brazilian study of cardiovascular risks in adolescents, called ERICA (Portuguese acronym). …”
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Strengthening Families: Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development by David C. Diehl, Jessica N. Wente, Larry F. Forthun

“…The list of topics that parents need to master is almost endless, starting before birth and extending all the way to adulthood. Rather than trying to answer all of the questions parents might have, this 3-page fact sheet focuses on the ways in which parents can explore their own parenting and find information and solutions that work for them. …”
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Uczenie się a zarobki – dziecięce rozumienie problemów ekonomicznych świata dorosłych by Janina Uszyńska-Jarmoc

“…What the paper attempts to address are the main differences in children’s knowledge about making money and their attitudes towards the basic sources of achieving financial success in adulthood. The article also tries to present some general reflections and to indicate possible research directions in this issue. …”
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Strengthening Families: Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development by David C. Diehl, Jessica N. Wente, Larry F. Forthun

“…The list of topics that parents need to master is almost endless, starting before birth and extending all the way to adulthood. Rather than trying to answer all of the questions parents might have, this 3-page fact sheet focuses on the ways in which parents can explore their own parenting and find information and solutions that work for them. …”
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Raising Healthy Children: Health Risks of Obesity by Stephanie Meyer, Karla P. Shelnutt, Gail Kauwell

“…Childhood obesity may result in health problems early in life and into adulthood. This 4-page fact sheet will help you understand the health risks of obesity and ways to help your child maintain a healthy weight. …”
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Candles and care by Julieann Arthur, Alexander Horne, Murray McKinnon, Jeremy Millar

“…Whilst the lived experience of the two groups was broadly similar in relation to common themes of loss, stigma and levels of support in making the transition into young adulthood, the researchers found that the quality of relationships with staff/carers for the Danish young people was often better. …”

Adult Children of High-Conflict Marriages by Donna Davis

“…While divorce has been shown to create significant negative outcomes for many children over the course of their lives, new research shows that conflict in marriage can have lasting effects into adulthood as well.” This 2-page Family Album Radio transcript was written by Donna Davis and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, August 2012. …”
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