Tag: adolescence

Poor adolescent diet may influence brain and behavior in adulthood

From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Adolescent male mice fed a diet lacking omega-3 fatty acids show increased anxiety-like behavior and worse performance on a memory task in adulthood,… Read more »

Drinking during adolescence can alter brain cell nerve growth

From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: The developmental period from adolescence to adulthood is accompanied by a greater vulnerability to addictions — including alcohol use disorders — than… Read more »

Dining hall intervention helped college students choose healthier options

From the Elsevier press release: As students transition from high school to college, they enter a critical period for weight gain. Although eating in a buffet-style dining hall offers freedom… Read more »

Study suggests improving teens’ social and emotional lives must go beyond teaching skills

From the University of Texas at Austin press release: School programs designed to educate children and adolescents on how to understand and manage emotions, relationships and academic goals must go… Read more »

Study suggests puberty hormones trigger changes in youthful learning

From the University of California – Berkeley press release: A University of California, Berkeley, study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might impede some aspects of flexible… Read more »

Brain images reveal roots of kids’ increasing cognitive control

From the Cell Press press release: As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in their ability to control impulses, stay organized, and make… Read more »

Study examines effect of tobacco ads on susceptibility to tobacco use among youth

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Among 12- to 17-year-olds who have never used tobacco products, nearly half were considered receptive to tobacco marketing if they… Read more »