From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We’ve heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it’s not just good for physical health – research shows that daily physical activity…
From the Brown University press release via ScienceDaily: Abstinence from smoking seems to affect teens differently than adults in a couple of ways, but a new study provides evidence that most of the psychological difficulties…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via EurekAlert!: A 10-week program that fits easily into the high school curriculum could give students a lifetime of less anger and lower blood pressure, researchers report.…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via HealthCanal: A new study suggests an estimated 46.3 percent of adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were the victims of bullying, according to a…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: 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…
From the University of Missouri press release: During adolescence, the stories young people tell about themselves reflects their development of a personal identity and sense of self, and those autobiographical narratives vary depending on the…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: It’s thought that children grow increasingly distant and independent from their parents during their teen years. But a new longitudinal study has found…
From the Stanford University press release by Max McClure: The diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association defines autism in what seems to be a fairly comprehensive way: social impairment, difficulties with communication, repetitive behavior…
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: The content of alcohol ads placed in magazines is more likely to be in violation of industry guidelines if the ad appears in a…
From the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs press release via EurekAlert!: Heavy drinking is known to affect teenagers’ developing brains, but certain patterns of brain activity may also help predict which kids are…