Society & Culture - Jan 13, 2011 13:08 - 0 Comments

Grades suffer when friends behave badly

U. OREGON (US) — The friends teens keep in middle school or junior high can have a significant influence on academic success, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 15, 2010 17:43 - 1 Comment

Stigma-free way to talk about sex

BROWN U. (US) — In Ethiopia researchers are using a simple, low-cost device to get honest answers from teens about risky sexual behavior and their knowledge of HIV/AIDS. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2010 17:28 - 0 Comments

More teens taking high-risk meds

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The rate at which doctors prescribe controlled medications to teens has nearly doubled in the past 14 years—despite the fact that drug misuse is highest among young adults. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 18, 2010 11:39 - 2 Comments

Violent reality for girls in poverty

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Girls who live in economically deprived neighborhoods are much more likely to encounter violence than their male counterparts. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2010 15:20 - 6 Comments

Bad behaviors in girls who game

YALE (US) — While about half of all teens play video games without any ill effects, for some — particularly girls — there can be problems. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2010 13:07 - 2 Comments

Obese teens get even bigger as adults

UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Nearly 40 percent of obese adolescents are expected to become severely obese by age 30, compared to only 2.5 percent of healthy weight and overweight teenagers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2010 10:36 - 1 Comment

Teen depression likely to recur

DUKE / JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Nearly half of teens who recover from severe depression are likely to slip back into depression within two to three years, regardless of the type of treatment they’ve received. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 11, 2010 10:16 - 1 Comment

Teen drivers: Proceed with caution

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Teenagers driving a pickup truck are 100 percent more likely to be severely injured during a crash than a teen of the same age driving a car. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 16, 2010 10:36 - 0 Comments

School centers good for teens’ health

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Students with access to school-based health centers experience greater satisfaction with their health, more physical activity, and greater consumption of healthy food than students who do not use such centers. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 29, 2010 14:29 - 2 Comments

Scale, mirror both carry weight with teens

PENN STATE (US)—Adolescent girls who think they are overweight, but are not, are at more risk for depression than girls who are overweight and know it. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 4, 2010 15:01 - 0 Comments

For teens, taking risks comes naturally

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Biology may be to blame when it comes to adolescents making stereotypically poor decisions and engaging in risky behavior. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 19, 2010 15:15 - 5 Comments

Why is smoking so ‘hot’ on YouTube?

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Pro-smoking videos—especially those that are sexual in nature—are prominent on the online video site YouTube and very accessible to young people, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 4, 2010 12:48 - 3 Comments

Teens have trouble with Tylenol dosage

U. ROCHESTER (US)—The majority of teens say they have never heard of acetaminophen—or what the appropriate dosing of it is even with access to the label instructions—despite having taken the medication recently. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 13, 2010 11:58 - 5 Comments

Are teens just a bunch of selfish slackers?

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Teens are no more egotistical than previous generations, new research shows, despite previous studies that described today’s youth as self-centered and antisocial. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2010 11:43 - 0 Comments

Why some teens start having sex (again)

INDIANA U. (US)—The reason a teen girl resumes having sex after a period of abstinence depends largely on the length of the abstinence and why she became abstinent in the first place. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2010 15:17 - 4 Comments

Higher bipolar risk for straight-A students

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—A recent study offers the first evidence linking exceptional intellectual ability to bipolar disorder. Researchers found top students were almost four times as likely to develop bipolar disorder as adults, compared to those with average grades. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2010 18:08 - 4 Comments

Legacy of teen fathers: More teen fathers

YALE—Sons of adolescent fathers are nearly twice as likely to perpetuate the cycle of young parenthood and become teenage dads themselves, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine, Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2009 13:21 - 5 Comments

Fit teen boys smarter, better educated

USC (US)—Cardiovascular health in teen boys correlates to higher scores on intelligence tests, and more education and income as adults. (more…)

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