Posts Tagged ‘young adults’
Society & Culture - Aug 16, 2010 12:25 - 2 Comments
Do advertising bans deter youth?
PENN STATE (US)—Bans on alcohol and tobacco marketing are among the least effective tactics for combating underage drinking and smoking, a recent research review shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2010 10:27 - 0 Comments
Tan addicts worry about wrinkles, not cancer
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Young women in a recent study were more likely to cut back on indoor tanning based on concerns about getting leathery, wrinkled skin, rather than worries about skin cancer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2010 9:27 - 0 Comments
Teen brain less sensitive to cocaine?
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Adolescent brains respond differently to cocaine and methamphetamine when compared to adults given the same dose, according to a new study. (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 26, 2010 11:54 - 3 Comments
For 20-somethings, everything’s an emergency
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Young adults use the emergency room nearly twice as often as children and adolescents and nearly three times as much as adults older than 30, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 16, 2010 12:29 - 2 Comments
Sleepyhead, want better grades?
CORNELL (US)—While most college students will admit they don’t get enough sleep, they may not realize how severe their sleep deficit is or how it affects their health and well-being—and even their grades. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2010 7:55 - 1 Comment
Caffeine cocktail: Wide awake and drunk
U. FLORIDA (US) —Adding a jolt of caffeine to alcohol—Red Bull with vodka, for example—has become the cocktail of choice for some college-age adults. However, the combination may make it more difficult to gauge intoxication. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 30, 2009 16:26 - 26 Comments
A generation hooked on caffeine
U. BUFFALO (US)—For adults, being “addicted” to caffeine is considered perfectly normal, but what effect does chronic caffeine consumption—particularly via soft drinks—have on young people? (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 11:12 - 0 Comments
Body art and hepatitis C risk
UC DAVIS (US)—Tattoing and piercing are more popular today than ever, particularly among young people, yet more than 40 percent of college students mistakenly believe that getting body art is unlikely to pose health risks. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2009 13:29 - 0 Comments
Twenty-somethings opt out of health care
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Young adults are far less likely than adolescents to visit the doctor or use ambulatory or preventive care despite an increase in risky behaviors such as drug use and unprotected sex. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 21, 2009 10:33 - 0 Comments
Couples say ‘I don’t’ to divorce
“Based on experience, young adults are well aware that marriage can be fragile and they want to do whatever they can to avoid a failed marriage,” says sociologist Pamela Smock. “For many, that means living with someone before they consider getting married.”
