Exposure to common family problems early in life can impair a child's brain development, according to new research. Tension between parents, arguments and lack of affection or communication between family members can affect growth of the ...
Tags: family problems, impair a child's brain development, psychiatric disease
The image you have in your head of CPR is probably some combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. While both may still be needed for children and infants, breaths are no longer necessary for teenagers and adults. ...
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On a typical evening in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City, the neon-lit Aeon Mall Tan Phu Celadon bustles with shoppers arriving on motorcycles and in taxis. Crowds fill every corner of the new mall, with a takeout sushi store in particular ...
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Following opposition by public health professionals, the Bali administration has finally declared its official stance on the plan to hold Inter-tabac Asia 2014, an international trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories, in ...
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According to the research form Princeton University Institute, the Facebook may has reached the end, more and more users begin to ignore its charm, and eventually lose interest in it. Some analysts believe that the main reason is teenagers ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a bold initiative this week calling on tech giants and Western powers to band together to protect the world from cyber-attacks, vowing to relax export restrictions normally placed on ...
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A Griffith University and Gold Coast Health program to help teenagers with diabetes better manage their condition has seen success on the Gold Coast. A joint collaboration between Griffith, Child, Youth and Mental Health Services, ...
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Teenagers in Canada have lower smoking rates than virtually all other adults, University of Waterloo researchers say. Lead author Jessica Reid, a project manager at the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of ...
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An asthma improvement initiative conducted by primary care physicians dramatically improved asthma outcomes for high-risk teens, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Dr. Maria Britto, director of the Center for Innovation in Chronic ...
Animin, virtual pets that exist in the real world through augmented reality, will be debuting at Toy Fair next week. The product has been developed by a group of AR tech specialists, digital artists and games developers at Figure Games in ...
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Scientists involved in the EU-funded project ChildInnovac are about to publish in the online journal Plos One the results of their first clinical trial of a new nasal vaccine. Designed for infants, it targets whooping cough, a common and, ...
Teens are notorious for taking more risks than adults, and a new imaging study suggests it's because the adolescent brain is hypermotivated when it comes to receiving rewards. A study published online Jan. 13 in Proceedings of the ...
Tags: teen health, adolescent brain, Adriana Galvan, brain cell activity
Children and teenagers who are assaulted at school account for nearly 90,000 emergency-room visits in the United States each year, new research finds. Although school shootings garner much attention, it was rare for kids aged 5 to 19 to ...
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Teens who sext are linked with higher rates of engaging in sexual behavior, U.S. researchers say. Christopher D. Houck of the Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center and colleagues at Bradley/Hasbrom, the Rhode Island Hospital, and The ...
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People who are aerobically fit as teenagers are less likely to have a heart attack in middle age, a study of nearly 750,000 Swedish men suggests. Every 15 percent increase in aerobic fitness in your teen years is associated with an 18 ...
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