From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than… Read more »
From the University of Minnesota press release via HealthCanal: A study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health looking at the relationships between body… Read more »
From the San Francisco State University press release: When a teenager has an argument with their father, who do they seek out to talk through the situation? Do they turn… Read more »
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who used speed… Read more »
From the UT Dallas press release via EurekAlert!: A large-scale, long-term UT Dallas study focusing on adolescent friendships and electronic communication is expanding to include Facebook posts. A research team… Read more »
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Adolescents who misuse alcohol and other drugs to the point where they need treatment must contend with costly and limited options… Read more »
From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release via EurekAlert!: Drinking during adolescence has both short- and long-term negative health consequences. Prior research has shown that peer influence is one of… Read more »
From the British Journal of Psychiatry press release via HealthCanal: Auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) can affect up to one-in-five children between the ages of 11 and 13, according to new… Read more »
From the UNC press release via HealthCanal: Adolescents’ expectations of an early death can predict their economic futures more than a decade later, according to a new study from the… Read more »
From the Wolters Kluwer press release: Yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high-school students, according to a pilot study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the… Read more »
