Parents' views on bullying intervention
U.S. adults repeatedly rate bullying as a major health problem for U.S. children. But a new poll from the University of Michigan shows adults have different views about what bullying behaviors should prompt schools...
Inadequate sleep interferes with puberty
Slow-wave sleep, or ‘deep sleep’, is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and...
The effects of technology on teenagers
Parents have good reason to feel overwhelmed by the digital revolution consuming their teenagers. As far as the physiology of our brains goes, we adults will never keep up.
The adolescent brain is a natural...
BPA associated with obesity
In a nationally representative sample of nearly 3,000 children and adolescents, those who had higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical found in consumer products, had significantly increased odds of being...
The challenges faced by tweens
Greater independence, less parent control, approaching puberty and changing demands in school. For a tween life can be both exciting and demanding – and presumably decisive for their future health. This is the starting...
Risk-glorifying video games may lead teens to drive recklessly
Teens who play mature-rated, risk-glorifying video games may be more likely than those who don’t to become reckless drivers who experience increases in automobile accidents, police stops and willingness to drink and drive, according...
Measles crisis worsens
NSW Health is appealing to people to ensure everyone in their family is properly immunised against measles.
Public health experts are concerned about the largest measles outbreak in more than a decade with 124 cases...
Health risk behaviours rising for most age groups
Many health risk factors are on the rise, although some, such as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, have dropped among certain age groups, particularly among young people, according to a report released today by...
Merging supernatural and scientific beliefs when reasoning with the unknown
Reliance on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, often increases rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin.
The study,...
Can videogaming benefit young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a broad group of neurodevelopmental disorders. Children and adolescents with ASD are...
