Psychology & Psychiatry
'Pandemic fatigue' setting in? Here's how to stay safe and strong
The COVID-19 pandemic may feel like it's been going on forever, but it's important to keep up safety measures, a mental health expert says.
Jan 8, 2021
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News tagged with age peers
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
America's COVID pandemic is now skewing younger
(HealthDay)—Young adults in their 20s now account for more cases of COVID-19 than any other age group, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sep 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Getting fewer 'likes' on social media elicits emotional distress among adolescents
Simply not getting enough validation on social media can increase depression and anxiety, especially in the most vulnerable populations for whom these platforms may contribute to a cycle of rejection.
Sep 22, 2020
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Medical research
Epidemiologists develop new tool for measuring the pace of aging across the life course
A study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is reporting a blood-DNA-methylation measure that is sensitive to variation in the pace of biological aging among individuals born the same year. ...
May 5, 2020
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Addiction
Tobacco-21 laws can lower smoking prevalence in the 18-20 age group
A new study published today by the scientific journal Addiction found that raising the legal age of sale of cigarettes from 18 to 21 in the U.S. was associated with a 39% reduction in the odds of regular smoking in 18- to ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Surgery
Children with craniofacial defects face most difficult social pressures in grade school
UCLA researchers found that elementary school children with craniofacial anomalies show the highest levels of anxiety, depression and difficulties in peer interactions when compared to youths with craniofacial defects in ...
Sep 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study sheds light on what happens to 'cool' kids
Teens who tried to act cool in early adolescence were more likely than their peers who didn't act cool to experience a range of problems in early adulthood, according to a new decade-long study. The study, by researchers ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Study shows that people who undergo cataract surgery to correct visual impairment live longer
People with cataract-related vision loss who have had cataract surgery to improve their sight are living longer than those with visual impairment who chose not to have the procedure, according to an Australian cohort study ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Cardiology
Difference in arterial health seen in highly active college-age people compared to inactive peers
Indiana University researchers found that people in their 20s already began to demonstrate arterial stiffening—when arteries become less compliant as blood pumps through the body—but their highly active peers did not.
May 31, 2013
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Health
The learning gap experienced by malnourished children
Oxford University researchers have measured the learning gap experienced by five-year old children who are stunted through malnourishment. They are tracking the long-term effects on their schooling and later prospects in ...
May 30, 2013
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