HPV Vaccine Associated with Improved Fertility in Some Women
More than 40% of American teens are now getting vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). But, despite HPV infection being associated with reduced semen quality and lower pregnancy rates, there is still public concern about...
Concussion in teenagers increases the risk of multiple sclerosis in later life
Concussion in teenagers increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life. However, there is no association with MS for concussion in younger children. This was reported by a new study, led by...
‘Picking up’ a good or bad mood from your friends
New research suggests that both good and bad moods can be ‘picked up’ from friends, but depression can’t.
A team led by the University of Warwick has examined whether friends’ moods can affect an individual...
Close friendships in high school predict improvements in mental health in young adulthood
Adolescence is a time of social challenges and changing expectations. While relationships with peers may be important for youth at this time, do they also have implications over time? A new longitudinal study suggests...
Youth Advisory Council to encourage kids to be more active
Researchers from Active Healthy Kids Australia (AHKA) at UniSA are going straight to the source to find out why Australian kids are becoming increasingly inactive.
AHKA has established a Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to engage...
Differences in brain activity in teens at risk for obesity
In a small study that scanned the brains of teenagers while exposing them to tempting “food cues,” researchers report that reduced activity in the brain’s “self-regulation” system may be an important early predictor of...
Peer influence doubles the risk adolescents will smoke
The way things stand now, tobacco use will kill one billion people in the 21st century. In the United States, 90% of smokers pick up the habit by age 18, making adolescence a critical...
Despite health and learning benefits, half of parents against later school start times
The early morning starts of most high schools work against teens’ natural sleep patterns. Experts say change is needed. Leading paediatrics and sleep associations agree: teens shouldn’t start school so early.
Yet University of Michigan...
Why teens take risks: it’s not a deficit in brain development
A popular theory in recent neuroscience proposes that slow development of the prefrontal cortex – and its weak connectivity with brain reward regions – explains teenagers’ seemingly impulsive and risky behaviour. But an extensive...
Dive in children’s bike sales points to physical inactivity crisis
A sharp drop in children’s bike sales in the past decade has Australia’s leading health experts gravely concerned about the lack of physical activity of children and young people.
In the past 10 years, children’s...
