Dr.Martin says,by monitoring the progress of multiple patients from infancy through adulthood, doctors can gather crucial evidence about the effectiveness of the procedures."

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Type II Diabetes usually has its onset in adulthood-- that's beginning to change-- and is usually created by lifestyle factors: poor diet, physical inactivity, and obesity.

型糖尿病多见于成人,情况现在开始改变,这种病通常由不良生活方式引起,不良的饮食,锻炼的缺乏以及肥胖

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But one of the fascinating things about Charles Colcott Jones born in the late eighteenth century, rises to adulthood by the teens,1820s is he's a classic example of a highly educated Southern planter.

但查尔斯.考克特.琼斯最有意思的事情是,他生在十八世纪末期,在十八世纪二十年代成年,他是位受过高等教育的南方种植者的代表

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It takes a while for the TPJ to develop, but by adulthood it lights up brightly in brain scanners when moral judgments run hot.

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If a lack of growth hormone or very short stature is recognized before the bones stop growing, regular hormone injections may help a child reach a greater height by adulthood.

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The NSPCC says the practice has no medical benefits but is motivated by cultural beliefs about preparing a girl for adulthood and marriage by making her "clean, chaste and faithful".

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