Health
Researchers link advertising to uptick in youth vaping
UBC researchers are raising the alarm about the increase of vaping among teenagers and how e-cigarette marketing strategies target youth.
Aug 11, 2020
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Pediatrics
Study finds ATV-related head and neck injuries among youth continue to remain high
This summer, children and teens will be spending more time outside. For some, this will include riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Unfortunately, this activity comes with significant risks. A new study conducted by researchers ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Health
Teens who crave excitement more likely to smoke, use multiple illicit substances
A new study of high school seniors in the U.S. suggests that teens who are less satisfied with their lives and seek out risky experiences and exciting, unpredictable friends are more likely to use multiple illicit substances ...
Aug 06, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
'Talkative' brain regions create self-control challenges for teens with obesity
In teens with obesity problems, the brain regions that process rewards are strongly connected, or more likely to "talk" to each other.
Jul 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parent-teen conflicts less troublesome when teens feel loved, study shows
A new study from the Yale Child Study Center finds that parents can lessen the effects of inevitable conflict with their teenage children by showing emotional warmth, and that this can make a difference within the course ...
Jul 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it's just a cough
A Victorian teenager holidaying on the NSW South Coast has been diagnosed with COVID-19, NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said on Wednesday.
Jul 09, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Outdoor light linked with teens' sleep and mental health
Research shows that adolescents who live in areas that have high levels of artificial light at night tend to get less sleep and are more likely to have a mood disorder relative to teens who live in areas with low levels of ...
Jul 08, 2020
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Health
As teens delay driver licensing, they miss key safety instruction
Teens are getting licensed to drive later than they used to and missing critical safety training as a result, according to Yale researchers.
Jul 07, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cyberbullying linked to post traumatic stress for victims and perpetrators
Cyberbullying—bullying online rather than face to face—is linked to various types of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, both for victims and perpetrators, suggests the first study of its kind, published online ...
Jun 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UMN report shows sexually transmitted infections continue to rise among MN youth
While pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline to historic lows for 15 to 19-year-olds, Minnesota youth are contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) at alarmingly high rates. The 2020 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual ...
Jun 22, 2020
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