UQ Study Links Poor Teen Diets to Heavy Social Media Use
UQ Study Links Poor Teen Diets to Heavy Social Media Use: Poor dietary habits in adolescence – lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast...
Tag: adolescence
High Rates of Anxiety & Depression in Teens
High Rates of Anxiety & Depression in Teens - Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most...
Alarming decline in adolescent condom use
An urgent report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals that condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates...
Elevated cholesterol in adolescence causes premature heart damage
High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional heart damage during adolescence which worsens by young adulthood. The study was conducted in collaboration...
Effects of heavy drinking in young adult brains
Effects of heavy drinking in young adult brains: Cortical thinning is associated with altered neurotransmission in young adults with a history of heavy drinking since...
Mental health: Supporting youngsters
Many children and young people struggle with their emotions and behaviour. We know that the majority of mental health conditions start in early adolescence, but...
Elevated blood pressure can cause cardiac damage during adolescence
Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a paper published in the Journal of...
Arterial stiffness in adolescence
Arterial stiffness is a novel risk factor to be targeted for preventing and treating hypertension and obesity from a young age, a new study published...
Adolescence: a critical time to address gender inequality
Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific. The research,...
Autism: Puberty and sexuality
I’m an enthusiastic patron and supporter of autism projects. But I’m also the mother of Giles who was profoundly autistic and challenging, lost the little...
