Health
Age gates on alcohol websites are ineffective, research shows
"Age gates" that aim to keep underage users off alcohol websites are mostly ineffective, a Texas A&M University alcohol researcher found.
Nov 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Keeping the spark lit into the golden years
Research confirms what a lot of folks have guessed: as we age, motivation wanes and getting off the couch and out the door becomes more challenging.
Oct 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Young adults face higher risk of severe disease from infections than school-age children
The first systematic review of how the severity of infectious diseases changes with age suggests that the human immune system might start to lose the ability to protect against infections earlier than previously thought, ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Young people hospitalized with COVID-19 face substantial adverse outcomes
While older age is widely recognized as a risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, younger patients have received less attention as a population vulnerable to adverse clinical outcomes. Researchers ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk of self-harm increases for boys and girls who experience earlier puberty
Boys and girls who experience puberty earlier than their peers have an increased risk of self-harm in adolescence, a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol ...
Oct 6, 2020
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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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Health
Age restrictions for handguns make little difference in homicides
In the United States, individual state laws barring 18- to 20-year-olds from buying or possessing a handgun make little difference in the rate of homicides involving a gun by people in that age group, a new University of ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Health
Educational intervention before 'first sex' can protect sexual health of black males and prevent unwanted pregnancies
A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study adds to evidence that the earlier parents, educators and health care workers have age-appropriate and frank discussions about safe sex, the better will be their—and their partners'—long-term ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer incidence up for adolescents and young adults
(HealthDay)—Among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), cancer incidence increased during 2007 to 2016, according to a report published online Sept. 17 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Sep 17, 2020
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Cardiology
Women's heart health linked to age at first menstrual period
Early menarche has been associated with many cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but little is known about its association with overall heart health. One new study suggests that age at menarche plays an important role ...
Sep 9, 2020
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