Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep problems can lead to teen depression
New evidence suggests that sleep difficulties, long thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, might actually come first.
Jul 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows link between cyberbullying and suicidality in early adolescence
Young adolescents who are targets of cyberbullying are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and attempts, an association that goes above and beyond the link between suicidality and traditional offline bullying, according ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Health
How the Supreme Court's abortion ruling impacts public health
The United States Supreme Court ended the constitution right to obtain an abortion on Friday, a 6–3 ruling that overturned federal abortion protections established in 1973's landmark case Roe v. Wade. The decision, foreshadowed ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain 'fingerprinting' provides insights into mental health of young adolescents
Medical imaging of a person's unique brain signature—much like a fingerprint—has the potential to predict mental health problems in young adolescents, according to a world-first study by University of the Sunshine Coast ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Pediatrics
Screen time, alcohol and poor sleep for girls: how the pandemic impacts teens
The first study to comprehensively examine how young people's health behaviors changed over a two-year period encompassing the COVID-19 pandemic finds both pros and cons.
Jun 2, 2022
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Addiction
Experts stress importance of monitoring for post-treatment opioid use in young sarcoma patients
New analysis finds more than half of U.S. adolescents and young adults with sarcoma, a type of cancer in the bones or soft tissues, are often prescribed opioids to treat their pain. Nearly one-quarter of these patients continue ...
May 23, 2022
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Health
Major uptick reported in cannabis vaping for all adolescents
Cannabis vaping is increasing as the most popular method of cannabis delivery among all adolescents in the U.S., as is the frequency of cannabis vaping, according to research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
May 19, 2022
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Cardiology
One in five male adolescents suffers from high blood pressure
Unhealthy levels of hypertension are increasing globally, especially during puberty, with boys affected three to four times more frequently than girls: Around 20% of male adolescents have elevated blood pressure. The main ...
May 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
U.S. teen suicides up during pandemic
Suicides among U.S. teens rose during the pandemic, according to a research letter published online April 25 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Apr 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood
It has long been understood that environmental and socio-economic factors—including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution—increase a person's risk of developing psychotic-like experiences, such as subtle ...
Apr 27, 2022
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