teens
Teen mental health risk increases with food insecurity
Health & Fitness
February 27, 2016
Teen mental health risk increases with food insecurity
Adolescents living in households with limited or uncertain availability of nutritious food are more than twice as likely as other…
Mentoring may help teens cope with chronic pain
Health & Fitness
February 20, 2016
Mentoring may help teens cope with chronic pain
Adolescents dealing with chronic pain may benefit from the advice and support of a young adult who has learned to…
Secondhand smoke hits almost half of teens who don’t smoke
Health & Fitness
January 11, 2016
Secondhand smoke hits almost half of teens who don’t smoke
Even though fewer US teens are smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them, a government study found. Nearly half…
Secret hashtags help teens share dangerous habits
Science
December 20, 2015
Secret hashtags help teens share dangerous habits
Rule-breaking may be just as irresistible to teenagers today as it was in their parents’ day, but a new study…
What teens think of Facebook?
Health & Fitness
December 8, 2015
What teens think of Facebook?
American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever.
Parental monitoring tied to less risky sexual behaviors in teens
Life & Style
December 2, 2015
Parental monitoring tied to less risky sexual behaviors in teens
In a recent study, watchful parents had teens who engaged in fewer risky sexual behaviors. When parents were aware of their…
Negative body image puts teens at risk of obesity
Health & Fitness
November 21, 2015
Negative body image puts teens at risk of obesity
Teens who don’t like how their bodies' look or have a negative body image have an increased risk of developing…
Americans becoming less religious, especially young adults: poll
Life & Style
November 3, 2015
Americans becoming less religious, especially young adults: poll
Americans are becoming less religious, judging by such markers as church attendance, prayer and belief in God, and the trend…
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Health & Fitness
September 26, 2015
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Video games popular with children and teens often feature characters that smoke even though few packages carry warnings about tobacco-related…
Teens who vape appear more likely to smoke: study
Health & Fitness
September 9, 2015
Teens who vape appear more likely to smoke: study
Teenagers and young adults who use e-cigarettes are more likely to move on to traditional cigarettes than those who do…