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Does true love wait? Age of first sexual experience predicts romantic outcomes in adulthood

It's a common lament among parents: Kids are growing up too fast these days. Parents worry about their kids getting involved in all kinds of risky behavior, but they worry especially about their kids' forays into sexual relationships. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Economics influence fertility rates more than other factors

The world population could top 8 billion in the year 2023 if current growth rates remain constant, according to United Nations figures. However, if global fertility rates slow more quickly than expected, there could be up ...

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teen school drop-outs three times as likely to be on benefits in later life

Teen school drop-outs are almost three times as likely to be on benefits in later life as their peers who complete their schooling, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 13

Study finds decline in HIV deaths for most men, women by race/ethnicity, education

Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection declined over time between 1993 and 2007 for most men and women by race/ethnicity and educational levels, with the largest absolute decreases for nonwhites, ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefits of high quality child care persist 30 years later: research

Adults who participated in a high quality early childhood education program in the 1970s are still benefiting from their early experiences in a variety of ways, according to a new study.

Health created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adolescent expectations of early death predict young adult socioeconomic status

(Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents' expectations of an early death can predict their economic futures more than a decade later, according to a new study from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Health created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Overweight mothers who smoke while pregnant can damage baby's heart

Mums-to-be who are both overweight and smoke during their pregnancy risk damaging their baby's developing heart, finds research published online in Heart.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in three children who survive meningitis will suffer after-effects

(Medical Xpress)—New research published online first in The Lancet Neurology highlights the long-term, often hidden, after-effects of meningitis in children. The study, led by Professor Russell Viner at the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High childhood IQ linked to subsequent illicit drug use

A high childhood IQ may be linked to subsequent illegal drug use, particularly among women, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Health created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Grateful teens may have less risk for depression, other problems

(HealthDay) -- For anyone raising teenagers, the idea of helping them feel grateful for everyday things may seem like a long shot; just getting them to mumble a "thank you" every now and then can be a monumental ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Substance use reduces educational achievement even when educational benefits are assured

Although various kinds of substance use are associated with reduced educational attainment, these associations have been mixed and may also be partially due to risk factors such as socioeconomic disadvantages. A study of ...

Addiction created May 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men bearing brunt of worsening mental health in England since start of 2008 recession

Men have borne the brunt of worsening mental health across the population of England since the start of the economic downturn in 2008, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Health created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overweight and smoking during pregnancy boost risk of overweight kids

Mums who carry too much weight and/or who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of having overweight kids, indicates a systematic analysis of the available evidence published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Woman with a higher social standing and educational attainment breastfeed for longer

New research analyses maternal breastfeeding in Spain throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Experts believe that its development is associated with socio-demographic factors such as the advice of healthcare ...

Health created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is that nervous feeling social anxiety disorder, or is it simply a case of being shy?

Most people are faced with embarrassment or humiliation at some point in their lives. Maybe they get nervous before a big presentation to the bosses at work. Maybe they get a bit anxious thinking about approaching an attractive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast