From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Social interactions during adolescence can affect health many years into adulthood, according to research published June 27 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they receive the incentive immediately afterward, new…
From the Kansas State University press release via HealthCanal: Everywhere you look there are troublemaking teenagers with nothing better to do this summer than cruise around town in packs. That’s a statement that makes Elaine…
From the Sahlgrenska Academy press release via HealthCanal: A study of more than a million Swedish men reveals that good physical fitness at the age of 18 is associated with a reduced risk of serious…
From the BYU press release via EurekAlert!: When the going gets tough, the tough ought to thank their fathers. New research from Brigham Young University shows that dads are in a unique position to help…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Marital discord is a significant social problem for children, sometimes leading to problems in health and well-being. A new longitudinal study finds that…
From the Baylor press release via EurekAlert!: Research into alcohol’s effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers with autism spectrum disorder are in a bind. The disorder is characterized by impairments in communication and social interaction, but it’s a continuum, so some teens diagnosed…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Rather than gaining “liquid courage” to let loose with friends, teenage drinkers are more likely to feel like social outcasts, according to a new sociological study.…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: The number of children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) declines as they enter adolescence, but the teen years can be a devastating trial of…