All posts tagged with adolescents
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-(Natural News) Wherever you go today, you will see people with their heads looking down at the tiny screen in their hands. Today, people are becoming increasingly dependent on smartphones and other gadgets to be updated with the latest news, gather information and communicate with other people. A new study finds that spending too much […]
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-(Natural News) Children are as young and innocuous as they come that most adults believe they are exempt from most of the conditions that plague adults. However, this notion couldn’t be farther from the truth, with chronic conditions – such as obesity – known to develop as early as childhood. Fortunately, research published in the Cochrane Database of […]
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-(Natural News) Researchers have discovered a new approach to make the bones of children and teenagers stronger. A pilot study from Poland, the U.S., and the Netherlands, which was published in the journal Nutrients, revealed that children and teenagers who consume more vitamin K were less likely to experience bone fractures. In the study, the […]
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-(Natural News) Kidney stones are debilitating and painful masses of calcium oxalate or other compounds which can be small enough to pass unnoticed through the urinary tract, or as large as golf balls, causing excruciating pain as they leave the body. Recent research has indicated a 70 percent increase in prevalence of kidney stones over […]
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-(Natural News) When you see teenagers glued to their cell phones while out and about, it’s natural to wonder what this constant use of technology is doing to their health and well-being. Much has been made of the negative effects that heavy social media use can have on young people’s self-esteem, for example, and a […]
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-(Natural News) In this age of social media where majority of the youth seek validation through feedback from their peers, cyberbullying has become rampant as online platforms became an open field for bullies to target other people’s profiles. A case study has proven that people under the age of 25 who have experienced cyberbullying are […]
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-(Natural News) Young adults who take a nap during the day perform better in school, according to a study published in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine. A team of researchers from the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania looked at the effect of napping during the day on the neurocognitive function in teenagers. In conducting the observational […]
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-(Natural News) Teens may be convinced to stop using their cell phones while driving if there are financial incentives, according to a study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. The study suggested that financial incentives may be in a form of auto-insurance apps that monitor their driving behavior. A team of researchers at the […]
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-(Natural News) It’s a well-known fact that the media plays a part in the spread of potentially harmful messages to children that might be watching. Now a new study has looked even further into this, and the researchers behind it have singled out the world’s biggest sports leagues as major culprits. According to the study, […]
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-(Natural News) A study revealed that children who eat plenty of fish are more likely to achieve cognitive performance boost and sleep better compared with those who rarely or never consume fish. A team of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania evaluated the effect of better sleep among children who ate more fish on cognitive […]
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