Over the years, as I've delved deeper into my research on the development of decision-making, my empathy toward adolescents has grown significantly. I have come to recognize the complexity of the ...

For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time. But to a brain scientist, it's a marvel. "I want people to understand that adolescence is not a disease, that adolescence is an ...

DISORDERS. AND ONE IN PARTICULAR IS BEING SEEN MORE OFTEN IN TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS. IT’S CALLED AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER OR ARFID. AND THIS MORNING WE WELCOME LEILANI SCHULER. SHE’S ...

The personal yet global struggle with mental health may be more visible now than ever before. Yet many people still find it difficult to access the support they need. In Japan, suicide is sadly the ...

Addressing mental health Serna Solutions is a local behavioral health provider. One of their specialties is working with youth mental health and wellbeing. As children become teens there’s often times ...

Nicotine vapes are sometimes marketed as aids for cigarette smoking cessation. However, teens do not typically turn to electronic nicotine vapes to curb smoking habits, according to University of ...

The aim of the thesis was to investigate school footwear as a management tool for adolescent patellofemoral pain (PFP). The specific aims were to (1) understand adolescent school shoe prescription ...

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