No significant change seen in overall smokeless tobacco use among US youths
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Declines in smoking among youths were observed from the late 1990s. "However, limited information exists on trends in smokeless ...
Addiction
May 14, 2013 |
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Nearly half of high schoolers text while driving: survey
(HealthDay)—Close to half of U.S high school students text while driving, a habit that dramatically increases their risk of getting into a potentially fatal car crash, a new study shows.
Pediatrics
May 13, 2013 |
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Would you 'Like' a drink? Youth drinking cultures, social networking and alcohol marketing
Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicised social and medical consequences of drinking too much it's clear that for many, heavy ...
Health
May 10, 2013 |
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Study links adolescent bullies to criminal behavior later
(Medical Xpress)—Adults who say they bullied others when they were adolescents may have a higher likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior later in life, according to new research from UT Dallas.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2013 |
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Skills learning program in middle schools dramatically reduces fighting
(Medical Xpress)—Middle school children who completed a social-emotional skills learning program at school were 42 percent less likely to engage in physical fighting a year later, according to a new study in the Journal of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2013 |
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Brain region may hold key to aging
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body's "fountain of aging": the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein ...
Neuroscience
May 01, 2013 |
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Researchers successfully map fountain of youth
In collaboration with an international research team, University of Copenhagen researchers have for the first time mapped telomerase, an enzyme which has a kind of rejuvenating effect on normal cell ageing. The findings have ...
Genetics
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Violent video games are a risk factor for criminal behavior and aggression, research reports
(Medical Xpress)—People are quick to point the finger or dismiss the effect of violent video games as a factor in criminal behavior. New evidence from Iowa State researchers demonstrates a link between ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Researchers find parent-child violence leads to teen dating violence
Teens today are involved in intimate relationships at a much younger age and often have different definitions of what is acceptable behavior in a relationship. Violence is something that is all too common and according to ...
Health
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Young offenders need a verbal toolkit to unlock literacy
Half of Australia's young male offenders have a clinically significant, previously unidentified language deficit.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2013 |
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How common is 'sexting' among urban minority youth?
Sexting, the use of technology to send or receive sexually explicit messages, photos, or videos, is a relatively new trend and, in many cases, has legal implications. As many as 25-50% of young people may ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Closer personal relationships could help teens overcome learning disabilities
A new study from a Tel Aviv University researcher says that children with learning disabilities develop less secure attachments with mothers and teachers, and that closer and more secure relationships with parents and adults ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Clinical trial evaluates intervention to reduce pregnancy risk among adolescent girls
More consistent use of condoms, oral contraception or both was reported by a group of teenage girls who took part in a youth development intervention aimed at reducing pregnancy risk in high-risk adolescents, according to ...
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Caring friends can save the world
Craig Kielburger was only 12 years old when he travelled to India to see the plight of child laborers first hand. 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai took a stand against the Taliban with her campaign for women's education rights. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Sirtuin protein discovery opens door to potential 'molecular fountain of youth'
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind aging while providing new hope for the development of targeted treatments ...
Medical research
Jan 31, 2013 |
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