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Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions ...
Scientifically valid prevention programs cut rates of juvenile delinquency
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Seventh-grade students in U.S. communities that have set up scientifically validated programs to reduce juvenile delinquency have a significantly smaller chance of engaging such behavior than do children in towns that have ...
Study: Ads influence kids' drinking
May 03, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers have determined children's exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence influences their later drinking habits.
Financial barriers to attending college affect academic goals in young students
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Most young students do not enjoy homework. However, after being told that good grades will help them get into college and lead to a better life, most students eventually buckle down and start studying. But what if college ...
Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.
How children draw conclusions from the products they see
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A well-groomed man gets out of a Mercedes. He's holding a Smartphone and wearing a slick business suit and what appear to be $400 Kenneth Cole shoes. You only catch a glimpse, but you've already drawn conclusions about him. ...
Learning how to say 'no' to alcohol advertising and peer pressure works for inner-city adolescents
Feb 29, 2008 |
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Teens who can recognize and resist the persuasive tactics used in alcohol ads are less likely to succumb to alcohol advertising and peer pressure to drink.
Maine expanding school laptop program with Apple
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Despite the economic turmoil, Maine is expanding its program to provide laptop computers to students.
Family conditions may affect when girls experience puberty
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Early puberty in girls has been found to negatively affect these teenagers’ health in areas such as mood disorders, substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy, and cancers of the reproductive system. Given these findings, it is ...
DFMO may affect Barrett's esophagus
Nov 16, 2008 |
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Pilot study results suggest that difluoromethylornithine can modulate biomarkers of cell proliferation in patients with Barrett's esophagus and mucosal dysplasia.
Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes daily habit
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they ...
Energy drinks may be harmful to people with hypertension, heart disease
Mar 25, 2009 |
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People who have high blood pressure or heart disease should avoid consuming energy drinks, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study to be published online Wednesday in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
Girls will be girls longer when home life is stable
Nov 15, 2007 |
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For many young girls, a stable family life is one key factor to avoiding a number of serious health problems. New research by researchers at The University of Arizona and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, indicates that ...
Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it
Mar 30, 2009 |
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In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple.
Building memories with actin
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Memories aren't made of actin filaments. But their assembly is crucial for long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synapse sensitivity that researchers think helps to lay down memories. In the July 13, ...
