Children and adolescents detained in the youth justice system experience poor health across a range of physical and mental health domains, according to new research.
Jan 16, 2020
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A simple blood test could provide a reliable metric to tell if children are sleeping enough—which is also a marker for general health as sleep affects susceptibility to many diseases—according to new research published ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of ...
Nov 25, 2019
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Nearly 90 percent of Australian children aged 11 to 17 are not meeting current recommendations on daily physical activity, according to an international study by researchers at the World Health Organization.
Nov 22, 2019
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Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV: By the time they reach adulthood, one in four South African girls will have contracted the virus, and most are first infected during adolescence.
Nov 19, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Pediatricians should provide emergency contraception (EC) to teenagers who have had unprotected or underprotected intercourse, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics published ...
Nov 19, 2019
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New research, published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, has found that adolescents from sexual minorities (those attracted to same sex or both sexes) in the UK are more likely to experience mental health problems, ...
Nov 18, 2019
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Binge drinking among U.S. adolescents precipitously declined from 1991 to 2018, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Depressive symptoms among U.S. adolescents have sharply increased ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Research by Oxford University, carried out in partnership with Cardiff University, and published today in Clinical Psychological Science, has found little evidence to suggest an unhealthy passion for gaming amongst adolescents, ...
Oct 18, 2019
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Depression is a leading cause of disability and disease for people around the world. It often begins during adolescence, especially for females, may continue or recur in adulthood and tends to become a lifetime chronic health ...
Oct 8, 2019
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