For people with a genetic predisposition to alcohol problems, participating in a family based prevention program during adolescence reduced the likelihood that they would develop those problems as an adult, according to a ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Preliminary findings from a new study of middle school and high school students suggest that they got more sleep and were less likely to feel too sleepy to do homework after their district changed to later school start times.
Jun 7, 2019
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A program aimed at reducing violence against women and girls by focusing on positive expressions of masculinity changed the attitudes of middle school boys who may have been prone to harassment and dating violence as they ...
May 22, 2019
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More than a third of young adults report using both cannabis and tobacco or nicotine products, providing a unique challenge to public health officials as cannabis is legalized in more jurisdictions, according to a new RAND ...
Apr 29, 2019
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For young people, the transition from elementary to middle school can be a time of stress, disruption and discomfort. For children who already have trouble interacting with their peers, the transition can be particularly ...
Apr 10, 2019
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The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people 21 and older is contemplating a new nicotine crackdown: outlawing flavored electronic cigarette liquids and flavored tobacco to combat a spike in teenage ...
Mar 29, 2019
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Parents with a knack for citizen science are helping their children walk or bike to school by using an app that lets them document the best routes.
Mar 13, 2019
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Today's adolescents make up the largest generation in history, but a landmark study reveals these young people are encountering greater health challenges than those faced 25 years ago, and investments in their wellbeing have ...
Mar 12, 2019
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A new study from the George Mason University Arts Research Center and published in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts found a link between arts elective courses in music, dance, visual art and ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Twelve-year-old Hannah Piedad first encountered vaping—an electronic form of smoking—at a New Year's party. It was the smell that got her attention.
Feb 27, 2019
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