Young people and the dangers of mixing energy drinks
Curtin University researchers are urging young people not to drink caffeinated energy drinks and not to mix them with alcohol after study highlights consumption habits.
Professor Simone Pettigrew, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, said...
Enjoy Christmas delights without going overboard
School holidays have already begun for many Queensland kids and Christmas is just around the corner so festive season temptations present a challenge to maintaining a healthy balance.
Professor Lynne Daniels, head of QUT’s School...
Tips for parents on ATAR results and managing stress
Ewa Geba, clinical psychologist and a parent survivor of three HSCs, provides advice for parents on what next once their child receives an ATAR.
So your son or daughter is getting their Australian Tertiary Admission...
Sugar-free drinks and lollies are bad news for teeth say dentists
Scientists at the University of Melbourne’s Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre have warned about the damage sugar-free drinks can do to tooth enamel.
Researchers in the Centre tested 23 different types of drink, including soft...
Teen tobacco dependence should be treated with ‘same urgency as other drugs’
Substance abuse treatments that target main issues such as serious drug and alcohol addiction are not frequently being used to also wean adolescents from tobacco, a University of Georgia study finds.
Tobacco addiction in adolescents...
Teen Sex Talks with Parents Associated with Safer Sex
Talking about sex with parents, especially mothers, had an effect on safer sex behavior among adolescents, especially girls, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
Risky sexual behavior among adolescents is a serious...
More young adults are failing to launch or ‘boomerang’ home
More children in the Western world are staying at home longer, but their parents often pay the price as tensions flare and conflict damages relationships, an international literature review shows.
The study, conducted by researchers...
Out of school and into debt? Calls for teens to improve on money management
A survey of young people by QUT researchers has found many lack the financial literacy to manage car loans, repay credit cards and navigate mobile phone deals.
The results have prompted the study's researchers to...
Schoolies study will lay the truth bare
Schoolies can be a time for secrecy and fake bravado, but dozens of 2015 school leavers are documenting every raw emotion during their stay on the Gold Coast this week.
The teens are taking part...
No genetic testing for sporting talent
Victoria University researcher Nir Eynon was part of an international panel of experts who have dismissed claims that current genetic testing of children can identify sporting prowess and ability.
Writing in the British Journal of...
