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Youth is the period between childhood and adulthood, described as the period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity and early adulthood. Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals exist at all ages.

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School children could lead the way on sustainability

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. ...


Young People Doing Fine When It Comes To Saving Money

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Younger adults may be doing a better job saving for the future than many experts believe, according to a new study.


Alzheimer's Gene Alters Brain Function in Young Adults

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The gene most closely linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease affects brain activity in young adults -- much earlier in life than previously reported -- according to researchers at Duke ...


Do labour market trends worsen mental health in the young?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental health in young people worsens in line with trends in the labour market. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied data from 1985 to 2002 and found that, across ten European countrie ...


Rise in weight-loss drugs prescribed to combat childhood obesity

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thousands of children and adolescents are using anti-obesity drugs that in the UK are only licensed for use by adults. The number of young people receiving prescriptions for these drugs has increased 15-fold since 1999, but ...


Today's parents 'not to blame' for teenage problem behaviour

Today's parents 'not to blame' for teenage problem behaviour

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (21) | comments 33

(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor parenting is not the reason for an increase in problem behaviour amongst teenagers, according to research led by Oxford University.


One in ten 16 year olds have self-harmed

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research by ARK at Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.


New study urges new thinking over UK government widening participation policy

Other Sciences / Other

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Widening participation efforts in UK universities should do more than simply create a 'wow moment' for young people, according to a new study led by the University of Leicester.


One in five girls in upper secondary school suffers from school burnout

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The transition from basic education to upper secondary school is a challenge for many young people. According to a study of school burnout at different stages of school and higher education, upper secondary school is a particularly ...


Youths Use Drink Labels to Choose Strongest Drink at Lowest Cost

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Contrary to the industry's position that visible drink labels will promote responsible drinking, young people are, instead, using these visible standard drink labels to increase or even maximize the amount of alcohol they ...


Media ignores health consequences of drinking and driving among young celebrities

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The recent drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities—Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan—yielded widespread news coverage, however, very little of it offered any public health context, ...


Children who are dissatisfied with their appearance often have problems with their peer group

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being satisfied with one's appearance is one of the most important prerequisites for a positive self image. However, in today's appearance culture it is the rule rather than the exception that children and young people are ...


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Strict labor market regulation increases global unemployment, study shows

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tight labour market regulation increases unemployment all over the world, finds a study of 73 countries by the University of Bath.


College best option for young people during times of high unemployment

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

From a health perspective, going to college is the best option for young people during times of mass unemployment, says a senior researcher in an editorial published on bmj.com today.


New study of human pancreases links virus to cause of type 1 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, the University of Brighton and the Department of Pathology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has found that a common family of viruses (enteroviruses) ...