Getting less than five hours of sleep a night leads to an increased likelihood of teens carrying a handgun—and even taking a gun to school, according to a new study published in Sleep Health by researchers from FIU and ...
Jan 30, 2020
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During early adolescence, especially the transition to middle school, kids face a number of challenges both socially and academically. Peer rejection, bullying, and conflict with friends are common social stressors. These ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Almost one-third of high school students report current use of tobacco products, according to research published in the Dec. 6 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Dec 11, 2019
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New research from the University of Minnesota examines how secondhand smoke might impact children and adolescent cardiovascular health.
Dec 11, 2019
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Some traditional vegetable and meat soup broths can interrupt the life cycle of the most deadly of the malarial parasites, Plasmodium falciparum, reveal the results of lab tests, in what is thought to be the first study of ...
Nov 18, 2019
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Advertising budgets and strategies used by beer companies appear to influence underage drinking, according to new research from Iowa State University.
Nov 18, 2019
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Telling the difference between a teen's normal ups and downs and something bigger is among top challenges parents face in identifying youth depression, a new national poll suggests.
Nov 18, 2019
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The prevalence of self-reported current electronic cigarette use is high among U.S. middle and high school students, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Nov 6, 2019
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It all started at the mall when a friend offered her a puff from a Juul e-cigarette.
Oct 31, 2019
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Teenagers don't get enough sleep, and California's effort to fix the problem may serve as a wake-up call to other states' lawmakers.
Oct 30, 2019
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