Teen Bullies And Their Victims Both Face A Higher Risk Of Suicide
For the first time the nation's pediatricians point to bullying, both online and in real life, as increasing the risk of suicide for teenagers.
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In a pilot program in South Africa, teens who are not infected with HIV are going on a preventive regimen of anti-AIDS drugs.
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Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster
The impulsivity and risk-taking that are common among teenagers may be a side effect of having a brain tuned to learn a lot of new stuff fast, researchers say. So it could be good in the long run.
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No Snapchat In The Bedroom? An Online Tool To Manage Kids' Media Use
The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched more liberal guidelines on children's media use. They're offering parents an online tool to help manage the what, where and when of family screen time.
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Teen Night Owls Struggle To Learn And Control Emotions At School
Findings provide new evidence pushing back school start times, to let adolescents sleep and wake up when it's more natural, researchers say. It's going to bed late that creates problems.
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Being Mom To A Middle Schooler Can Be The Toughest Gig Of All
Everyone knows about postpartum depression, but depression is actually most common among moms of middle schoolers, a study finds. Think surly kids, hormonal changes and skimpy support networks.(Image...
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Depression Strikes Today's Teen Girls Especially Hard
A study tracking depression rates among U.S. teens from 2005 to 2014 finds an increase — especially among girls. A steady diet of harsh judgments from social media may play a role, researchers...
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Studies Suggest Cautious Optimism About Declines In Teen Opioid Use
A pair of long-term studies found fewer children and teenagers are coming in contact with opioids, and that hospitalizations from the drugs are down. The same is not true for adults.(Image credit: Gabe...
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Science-Loving Teens From Ghana And D.C. Geek Out Together
They competed in the first World Smarts STEM Challenge. We got to know the team that worked on a water purifier using neem leaves and ... cilantro.(Image credit: Ryan Eskalis/NPR)
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'When I Was Your Age' And Other Pitfalls Of Talking To Teens About Stress
Helping teenagers develop cognitive empathy, the ability to understand another person's perspective, can allow them to cope with stress better. But whether they accept help can be all in the phrasing.
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As Brains Mature, More Robust Information Networks Boost Self-Control
Sometime between grade school and grad school, the brain's information highways get remapped in a way that dramatically reins in impulsive behavior.(Image credit: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty...
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Having A Best Friend In Your Teenage Years Could Benefit You For Life
Researchers have found that people with deep friendships in adolescence had less anxiety and a greater sense of self-worth in early adulthood. Close friends matter, their study found.(Image credit:...
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For Teens Knee-Deep In Negativity, Reframing Thoughts Can Help
Irritation and gloom may seem like the default mode for teenagers, but parents can help them gain a more realistic and resilient way of thinking. A clinical psychologist explains how.(Image credit:...
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Teen Wants A Tattoo? Pediatricians Say Here's How To Do It Safely
For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics has weighed in on what teens and young adults (and their doctors and parents) need to know about safely getting piercings and tattoos.(Image...
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Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues
Young adults with autism are more likely to have anxiety, depression or other diagnoses than people with other disabilities. And that can make transitioning to adulthood more challenging.(Image credit:...
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For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind
"It starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have," Green says. His new novel, Turtles All The Way Down, is about a teenage girl with...
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Why Healthy Teens Are Taking A Daily Anti-AIDS Pill
In a pilot program in South Africa, teens who are not infected with HIV are going on a preventive regimen of anti-AIDS drugs.
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Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster
The impulsivity and risk-taking that are common among teenagers may be a side effect of having a brain tuned to learn a lot of new stuff fast, researchers say. So it could be good in the long...
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No Snapchat In The Bedroom? An Online Tool To Manage Kids' Media Use
The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched more liberal guidelines on children's media use. They're offering parents an online tool to help manage the what, where and when of family screen...
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Teen Night Owls Struggle To Learn And Control Emotions At School
Findings provide new evidence pushing back school start times, to let adolescents sleep and wake up when it's more natural, researchers say. It's going to bed late that creates problems.(Image credit:...
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