Social media use may have different effects on wellbeing in adolescent boys and girls, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.
Mar 19, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in girls and central adiposity in boys play a role in the acquisition of bone strength during adolescence, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the Journal of Bone and ...
Nov 20, 2017
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In a study of adolescent boys and girls, neuroscientists at Penn State and Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found a sex difference in a gene linked to substance use disorders.
Nov 15, 2017
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Boys involved in school shootings often struggle to live up to what they perceive as their school's ideals surrounding masculinity. When socially shunned at school, they develop deep-set grudges against their classmates and ...
Oct 19, 2017
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The number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO). If current ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Take a minute to look at your hands and pay special attention to the difference in length between your index finger and ring finger. This is your digit ratio.
Aug 18, 2017
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When researchers in the UK exposed depressed adolescents to happy or sad words and imaged their brains, they found that depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female patients in certain brain regions. ...
Jul 11, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Many teen boys treated at an ER following a violent assault also want psychological services to help them cope with the trauma, according to new research.
Jun 7, 2017
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Inactive teens have weaker bones than those who are physically active, according to a new study.
Mar 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Depression is on the rise among American teens and young adults, with adolescent girls showing the greatest vulnerability, a new national survey reveals.
Nov 14, 2016
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