Health
Food rules positively influence teen food choices
It turns out that kids are paying more attention than you think when you say broccoli is good for them.
May 14, 2018
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Journal of Adolescent Health
Health
Using chosen names reduces odds of depression and suicide in transgender youths
In one of the largest and most diverse studies of transgender youths to date, researchers led by a team at The University of Texas at Austin have found that when transgender youths are allowed to use their chosen name in ...
Mar 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Latino parents report high levels of psychological distress due to US immigration policies
A new report published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health says that the recent changes in U.S. immigration policy have triggered serious psychological distress for many Latino parents, including those living in the ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Health
Laws banning hand-held cellphone calls more effective than texting bans for teen drivers
A new study led by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital used data from a national survey to examine the effectiveness of state-level cellphone laws in decreasing teens' use of cellphones ...
Feb 21, 2018
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Health
Study shows options to decrease risk of motor vehicle crashes for adolescent drivers
Adolescents who receive comprehensive and challenging on-road driving assessments prior to taking the license test might be protected from future motor vehicle crashes, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham study ...
Feb 16, 2018
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Health
Sex education doesn't reflect real-life realities of lesbian and bisexual girls
Most lesbian and bisexual girls don't know they can get sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from other girls, because sex education is mostly designed for their straight peers. This knowledge gap could be placing them ...
Jan 10, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
HIV screening most optimal at 25 years of age if no risk factors
(HealthDay)—For young adults without known risk factors, a one-time routine HIV screen at 25 years would optimize clinical outcomes and be cost-effective, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal ...
Jan 9, 2018
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Health
PrEP and targeted intervention strategies effective in high risk adolescent sexual minority males
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) along with targeted implementation strategies have the potential to significantly reduce HIV incidence among high risk, adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM), according to a recent study ...
Jan 8, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
New evidence supports HIV screening in young adulthood
A new study suggests that the most beneficial age for a one-time screening HIV test of the general population would be age 25. The report - led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) working with the U.S. ...
Dec 19, 2017
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Health
Researchers find one in six U.K. parents allow young teens to drink alcohol
Seventeen percent of parents in the United Kingdom allow their 13- to 14-year olds to drink alcohol, according to study results recently published by Penn State researchers.
Dec 18, 2017
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