Four in five adolescents worldwide do not get enough physical activity, to the detriment of their health, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that girls especially need more exercise.
Nov 22, 2019
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Not enough physical activity and too much sitting and screen-time have been linked with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents in developing countries, in a University of Queensland-led study.
Nov 12, 2019
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In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment, "Math class is hard." While the toy's release met with public backlash, this underlying assumption persists, propagating the myth that women do ...
Nov 8, 2019
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(HealthDay)— When a 7-year-old's tongue got stuck in a juice bottle, one savvy doctor used an old trick to release it.
Nov 1, 2019
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Girls in Wales who have self harmed are significantly more likely than boys to be admitted to hospital, after turning up for emergency care, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the Archives of Disease in ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Teenage boys rely on social media to access a wealth of information about living a healthy lifestyle—but rather than being victims of online harms, such as an unhealthy body image obsession, the majority are able to use ...
Oct 9, 2019
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A study performed by researchers at the Centre for International Health (CIH) at the University of Bergen (UiB), showed that obese boys between 8 years old and their age when their voice breaks, have double the risk of having ...
Oct 2, 2019
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The endless endorsement of particular body images and physical attributes on social media is influencing how young boys view themselves in the modern age, according to a new book.
Sep 30, 2019
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Among teen boys in urban neighborhoods with low resources, the presence of adult social support is linked to significantly fewer occurrences of sexual violence, youth violence and bullying, and to more positive behaviors, ...
Sep 13, 2019
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Scientists have found that brain networks develop differently in males and females at puberty, with boys showing an increase in connectivity in certain brain areas, and girls showing a decrease in connectivity as puberty ...
Sep 9, 2019
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