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Youth may be trying e-cigarettes before smoking because they are easier to access. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping in high school ups cigarette smoking: study

The findings provide support for both sides of the debate.

30 Oct 2017 2:04 PM GMT

It is important not to use screen devices right before bed, as they might interfere with falling asleep. (Photo: AFP)

Teens trading sleep for smartphone time: study

Limiting usage to two hours a day should leave enough time for proper sleep.

26 Oct 2017 8:50 AM GMT

Sanya Runwal (C) at the launch of her book, Ten Dollar Bride. (Photo: Facebook/Sanya Runwal)

As teens postpone adulthood, creativity takes centrestage

Seventeen-year-old Sanya Runwal, who recently launched her book "Ten Dollar Bride," wrote about a serious issue like...

16 Oct 2017 7:39 AM GMT

Researchers studied questionnaire data from more than 500,000 teens. (Photo: Pixabay)

Increased smartphone use may up suicide risk in teens: study

Prolonged use of smartphones and computers may increase the risk of depression and suicide- related behaviours in...

14 Nov 2017 7:12 AM GMT

High blood pressure in youth is defined differently than it is in adults. (Photo: Pixabay)

Even teens can suffer organ damage from high blood pressure

High blood pressure in youth is defined differently than it is in adults.

18 Sep 2017 5:52 AM GMT

Parental provision of alcohol is associated with risk, not with protection. (Photo: Pixabay)

Parents initiating teens to drinking a bad idea: Study

The findings were reported in the medical journal The Lancet Public Health.

27 Jan 2018 9:37 AM GMT

Children who experienced severe peer victimisation were more than twice as likely to report depression or low moods. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bullied kids at high risk of suicidal behaviour

About 59 per cent of participants had experienced some peer victimisation in the first years of elementary school.

15 Jan 2018 8:14 AM GMT

Almost 12,000 adolescents were surveyed about their online and social media habits as well as their tobacco use. (Photo: Pixabay)

Click bait ads are tied to teen smoking

Cigarette ads are not allowed on television, but there are far fewer restrictions that would prevent tobacco online.

4 Jan 2018 5:26 AM GMT

Their social rules for online interaction require a higher level of sensitivity than do those for in-person communication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teens work hard to appear interesting on social media: study

Their social rules for online interaction require a higher level of sensitivity than do those for in-person...

18 Feb 2018 10:17 AM GMT

Diverse gender identities are more prevalent than people would expect. (Photo: Pixabay)

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender

That advice echoes American Academy of Pediatrics policy that says pediatricians should use gender-neutral terms.

5 Feb 2018 7:58 AM GMT

When teens sleep less, they spend more time awake, and we knew that something had to occupy that extra time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teens who get more sleep may curb screen time

It turns out that extra time awake is almost all just sitting around - it has no health benefits.

28 April 2018 12:11 PM GMT

Humans are addicted to continuous social interactions and not to their smartphones. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds smartphone radiation may adversely affect memory in...

A unique feature of this study is the use of objectively collected mobile phone user data from mobile phone operators.

21 July 2018 9:09 AM GMT