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Social media use puts teens at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues

New research has found adolescents who are active on social media are being exposed to content that could put them at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues.

13 Sep 2022

Experts investigate the association between concussion history and academic standing

Adolescents who experience a concussion in the past 12 months could be 25% more likely to be in poor academic standing than youths who have no concussions, suggests a study published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

13 Sep 2022

Engagement in bulking and cutting is associated with symptoms of eating disorders

A new study, published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, has found that nearly half of men, and one in five women, transgender and gender non-conforming participants, engaged in a "bulk and cut" cycle in the past 12 months.

13 Sep 2022

A widening gap found in diabetes-related mortality between urban and rural areas in the USA

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that there is a widening gap in diabetes-related mortality between urban and rural areas in the USA, and that reductions in mortality rates seen predominantly in urban areas have been mainly limited to female and older patients while outcomes in male and younger individuals worsened.

12 Sep 2022

Scientists receive $399,368 grant for front-line analysis of health services for autism in New Jersey

Scientists from Kessler Foundation received a two-year grant for $399,368 from The New Jersey Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism, New Jersey Department of Health, for a front-line analysis of health services for autism spectrum disorders in the state.

12 Sep 2022

The long-term clinical status of pediatric patients after testing positive for COVID-19

A recent study found that the most common long COVID symptoms in the pediatric population showed a higher prevalence among patients in the age range of 6-17 years and were identical to those reported in adults.

12 Sep 2022

Study shortlists potential drug repurposing candidates to treat symptoms in ASD

Can you teach an old drug new tricks? Although drug treatments for the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not currently available, could an existing drug provide a new treatment, even if it previously had no association with ASD? This was the question asked by a new study in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology. The researchers used a computer model that encompasses proteins involved in ASD and the way they interact.

12 Sep 2022

Scientists identify genetic variants linked to an increased risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma

Why did my child get cancer? Clinicians have longed for a way to help answer this question. Doctors knew Hodgkin lymphoma sometimes occurs in families, but why this happens has been a mystery. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have now helped solve it.

9 Sep 2022

Donor iron deficiency produces no harmful effects on donated blood quality or donor wellbeing

Most of the U.S. blood supply comes from about 5 million altruistic volunteers who donate blood regularly. Frequent blood donation is known to result in iron deficiency in donors, which has led to concerns that the practice may not only diminish the quality of donated blood but also harm blood donors' health and quality of life.

8 Sep 2022

Umbilical cord milking may be safe, more effective for non-vigorous term and near- term infants

A treatment to move blood from the umbilical cord into an infant's body may improve the overall health of newborns classified as non-vigorous—limp, pale and with minimal breathing, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Sep 2022

Parents play an important role in adolescent vulnerability to emotional eating

Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is associated with unhealthy dietary patterns and weight gain.

7 Sep 2022

Researchers use 3D mapping techniques to identify multiple genes implicated in type 2 diabetes

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia used advanced three-dimensional mapping techniques at a microscopic level to identify a multitude of genetic variants and corresponding target gene pairings in the pancreas that are implicated in type 2 diabetes.

6 Sep 2022

Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in the young population via insulin resistance pathway

In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via an increase in body fat, a paper published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine concludes.

2 Sep 2022

First update of living systematic review provides a comprehensive summary of studies on the risk of experiencing long COVID

Researchers presented findings from the second version of a living systematic review on long COVID.

2 Sep 2022

The dynamics of neutralizing antibodies in a cohort of children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent JAMA Pediatrics study, scientists analyzed a cohort containing children and adolescents after recovering from COVID-19 to determine the dynamics of neutralizing antibodies.

2 Sep 2022

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adolescents ages 12 through 17.

1 Sep 2022

High consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in men

For many Americans, the convenience of pre-cooked and instant meals may make it easy to overlook the less-than-ideal nutritional information, but a team led by researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University hope that will change after recently discovering a link between the high consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of colorectal cancer.

1 Sep 2022

Dental biological rhythm linked to adolescent weight gain in new study

In new research, researchers connected the timing of a dental biorhythm to weight and mass gained by a group of adolescents monitored longitudinally.

31 Aug 2022

Tight control of blood sugar in teens may help reduce diabetes-related brain damage

Tight control of blood sugar in teens with Type 1 diabetes may help reduce the disease's damaging effects on the brain, effects which have been shown even in younger children, according to a study published online today in Nature Communications.

30 Aug 2022

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children appears to be lower than in adults

A new study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER Pediatric Electronic Health Records (EHR) Cohort and authored by Suchitra Rao, MD, infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado, found that the risk of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or long COVID, in children appears to be lower than what has been reported in adults.

29 Aug 2022

Adolescents News and Research

Social media use puts teens at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues

Experts investigate the association between concussion history and academic standing

Engagement in bulking and cutting is associated with symptoms of eating disorders

A widening gap found in diabetes-related mortality between urban and rural areas in the USA

Scientists receive $399,368 grant for front-line analysis of health services for autism in New Jersey

The long-term clinical status of pediatric patients after testing positive for COVID-19

Study shortlists potential drug repurposing candidates to treat symptoms in ASD

Scientists identify genetic variants linked to an increased risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma

Donor iron deficiency produces no harmful effects on donated blood quality or donor wellbeing

Umbilical cord milking may be safe, more effective for non-vigorous term and near- term infants

Parents play an important role in adolescent vulnerability to emotional eating

Researchers use 3D mapping techniques to identify multiple genes implicated in type 2 diabetes

Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in the young population via insulin resistance pathway

First update of living systematic review provides a comprehensive summary of studies on the risk of experiencing long COVID

The dynamics of neutralizing antibodies in a cohort of children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

High consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in men

Dental biological rhythm linked to adolescent weight gain in new study

Tight control of blood sugar in teens may help reduce diabetes-related brain damage

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children appears to be lower than in adults

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