The negative impacts of pacemakers and implanted defibrillators on children and teens
Pacemakers and implanted defibrillators are often necessary as part of long-term cardiac care or to prevent sudden death in many children and teens with heart disease. A new study, however, shows that these cardiac...
Teen dating violence linked to long-term harmful effects
Teenagers in physically or psychologically aggressive dating relationships are more than twice as likely to repeat such damaging relationships as adults and report increased substance use and suicidal feelings years later, compared with teens...
Cycling safer than driving for young people
Researchers from UCL have found that cycling is safer than driving for young males, with 17 to 20 year old drivers facing almost five times greater risk per hour than cyclists of the same...
Mentoring Indigenous students for the future
ECU’s School of Education have piloted a new mentoring program for Aboriginal students, which is successfully helping them transition from high school to university.
Developed in 2011, and trialled at Mount Lawley Senior High School,...
Binge eating may be associated with initiating use of marijuana
Overeating and binge eating may be associated with initiating use of marijuana and other drugs in a study of adolescents and young adults, according to a study published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics...
Research reveals why some teenagers are more prone to binge drinking
The study, led by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides the most detailed understanding yet of the brain processes involved in teenage...
College students more eager for marriage than their parents
Reaching adulthood certainly takes longer than it did a generation ago, but new research shows one way that parents are contributing to the delay.
A national study found that college students think 25 years old...
Teen smoking decreases bone accumulation in girls, may increase osteoporosis risk
Teenage girls who smoke accumulate less bone during a critical growth period and carry a higher risk of developing osteoporosis later in life, according to new research in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
In a...
Couch potatoes no more: video game will fight obesity
Reversing the image of the sedentary game player, a new video game under development by University of California, Davis, researchers will encourage children to strengthen their action-hero characters by logging miles walked and calories...
The links between teen depression and art
Teens who participate in after-school arts activities such as music, drama and painting are more likely to report feeling depressed or sad than students who are not involved in these programs, according to new...
