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26 Aug 2023

Mood Swings In Teenagers: 8 Effective Strategies Parents Should Try

By implementing the following strategies, parents can create a supportive environment that equips teenagers with the skills they need to manage their emotions effectively.

26 Jun 2023

Quality Sleep Is Essential For Behavioural Development In Adolescents: Study

The study reveals if a teen's sleep patterns are less than ideal, it can affect brain development and overall health.

04 Jun 2023

Study Reveals Possible Targets For Treating Neuropsychiatric Diseases In Teens

The study states a potential target for treating neuropsychiatric illnesses like schizophrenia and autism at this critical period of development, which might influence brain circuitry throughout adulthood.

20 May 2023

Boys Need 'Lessons In Bromance' To Tackle Mental Health Problems: Study

Teachers must stop stigmatizing anger and instead help angry boys understand the neurological and physiological reasons for their feelings, the study suggests The researcher also suggests that teachers need to make loving, male relationships the norm He advises male teachers to compliment male colleagues openly, and praise and salute male emotional vulnerability wherever and whenever possible

22 Aug 2017

Strong adolescence friendship bond may boost mental health

Take heart, having strong and intimate friendships during adolescence may help improve several aspects of mental health such as anxiety, social acceptance, self-worth and symptoms of depression, researchers say.

01 Aug 2017

Exercise during childhood may reduce risk of obesity and cancer!

Researchers have claimed that physical activities may thwart some of the damaging effects of a high-fat diet such as obesity, heart disease and cancer.

19 Jul 2017

Binge drinking in adolescence may alter brain, affect memory

Adolescence and young adulthood are periods of continued biological and psychosocial maturation.

26 May 2017

Grey matter density increases during adolescence: Study

Grey matter is found in regions of the brain responsible for muscle control, sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control.

Premature birth

21 Jan 2017

Premature birth may lead to health problems in adolescence: Study

As per the Swedish study, pregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks, and babies born after 37 weeks are considered full term.

09 Dec 2016

Excess drinking during adolescence can harm brain development

A recent study states that excess intake of alcohol during youth can harm brain development severely

10 Oct 2016

Revealed - How teenagers learn differently than adults!

The findings showed that teenagers do not necessarily have better memory, in general, but rather the way in which they remember is different.

Aggressive teens

30 Jun 2016

Worried about aggressive teen kids? Living near nature may help – Here’s how

The findings showed that increasing greenery levels like parks, golf courses or fields, might lead to a 12 per cent decrease in clinical cases of aggressive behaviour.

17 Jun 2016

Overweight teenagers at higher risk of liver diseases later

The study showed that adolescent males with a body mass index (BMI) above 25 are at a 64 per cent increased risk of developing severe liver diseases and liver cell cancer in their late lives.

13 Apr 2016

Breastfeeding cuts liver disease risk during child's teenage years

Also, a minimum of six months of exclusive breastfeeding can further cut down the risk by a third.

20 Jan 2016

Over-consumption of sugar during adolescence alters brain's reward circuits: Study

Long-term impacts of over-consumption of sugary foods during adolescence can be studied with the help of a recent study conducted on rats.

Social relationships

05 Jan 2016

For a healthy life, social bonds are as important as exercise, diet

Having a lot of healthy social relationships during adolescence and late adulthood could help you lead a healthy life, a new study suggests.

11 Dec 2015

How parents can help prevent substance use in kids

Adolescence is a time when many children may consider experimenting with alcohol or drugs. A new research shows parents can reduce that risk by maintaining a healthy and open relationship with their children.

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