• Pregnancy’s 100-million-year secret: Inside the placenta’s evolutionary power play
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells at the mother-baby boundary have been working together for over 100 million years. By mapping gene activity in...
  • Researchers tested 200 toddlers — 96 chemicals were lurking in their bodies
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers testing urine from 2- to 4-year-olds in four U.S. states uncovered 96 different chemicals, many of them unmonitored and linked to hormone and brain disruption. Legacy toxins like triclosan are slowly declining, yet...
  • Synthetic storm: What’s really in your teen’s vape — and why scientists are alarmed
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Teen vaping is changing fast — and not in a good way. A large national study found that more adolescents are vaping THC, CBD, and especially synthetic cannabinoids, which are often unregulated and far more dangerous. Even more troubling,...
  • Candy colors, THC inside: How cannabis edibles are tricking teen brains
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Teens are being misled by cannabis edibles dressed up like health foods. Bright colors, fruit imagery, and words like vegan make these products look fun, natural, and safe even when they re not. A WSU study warns that this could increase...
  • Burning for Beauty: How TikTok Skin Trends Are Harming Young Girls
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Teens are diving into intense skincare routines inspired by TikTok, often slathering on six or more products daily, sometimes over ten in just minutes, chasing beauty ideals that favor lighter, flawless skin. But new research warns this...
  • Boys who are overweight in their early teens risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study suggests that boys who become overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.
  • Early puberty increases risk of overweight later in life for girls
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout adolescence.
  • Teens driving older vehicles have increased risk for fatal crashes
    Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers reviewed US national fatal crash data (2016-2021) and examined the vehicle age and driver assistance technologies of vehicles driven by teen and middle-aged drivers, and their associations with driver deaths during fatal...
  • Study of facial bacteria could lead to probiotics that promote healthy skin
    Thursday, May 1, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    A study sheds light on when and how bacterial strains emerge on facial skin. The findings could lead to new treatments for acne and other conditions, and may also help optimize the timing of such treatments.
  • Teenage years crucial for depression intervention
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from Teen Health News -- ScienceDaily
    Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study shows.
  • 9-year-old raises $6,000 for sick brother selling lemonade
    Monday, May 28, 2018 from RSS for Teen Health
    A 9-year-old South Carolina boy selling lemonade to help his sick baby brother has raised nearly $6,000 in two hours
  • St. Jude: $100M for children with cancer global outreach
    Thursday, May 24, 2018 from RSS for Teen Health
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee announces $100 million investment in global outreach to improve access to quality medical care for children with cancer worldwide
  • Talking to Your Kids About Tornadoes, Other Natural Disasters
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from RSS for Teen Health
    Talking to Kids Honestly Can Help Calm Their Fears
  • Shapewear Might Be Affecting Teen Health
    Thursday, August 2, 2012 from RSS for Teen Health
    The latest teen fashion trend could be taking a toll on their health.
  • Parents Should Tell Kids Picture-Perfect Celebs Aren't Real, Psychologists Say
    Wednesday, November 30, 2011 from RSS for Teen Health
    Some Groups Push for Photoshop Warning Labels
  • California12-Year-Olds to Get HPV Vaccine Without Parental Consent
    Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from RSS for Teen Health
    California girls as young as 12  can soon  receive the human papillomavirus , or HPV, vaccine without the consent of their parents. Last  Sunday Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2012. “It’s always a...
  • Teen Acne, Sweating and Sex: Read 'You: The Owners Manual for Teens'
    Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from RSS for Teen Health
  • Dr. Oz's Schoolhouse Call: Teen Health Tips
    Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from RSS for Teen Health
    Dr. Mehmet Oz offers easy solutions to many health problems teenagers face.
  • Teens With Health Insurance Absent in the Doctors' Offices
    Monday, November 8, 2010 from RSS for Teen Health
    Teens Absent in Yearly Checkups, New Study Says
  • Later School Start Time Means Happier Students
    Monday, July 5, 2010 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Starting high school classes just 30 minutes later leads to marked improvement in students' moods and even their overall health, CNN reports . Teens need 8½ to 9¼ hours of sleep a night, and biological changes associated with adolescence...
  • Teen Gets Abortion With Help of Her Seattle High School
    Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from RSS for Teen Health
    The 15-Year-Old Was Reportedly Taken During School Hours in a Taxi to get an Abortion
  • Enquirer : Palin's Son Addicted to Painkillers
    Wednesday, September 10, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Sarah Palin’s Iraq-bound 19-year-old son, Track, was addicted to the painkiller OxyContin and binged on cocaine before joining the army last year, the National Enquirer reports. The supermarket tab also claims the Alaska governor kicked...
  • Survey Reveals Abuse In Teen, Tween Dating
    Wednesday, July 9, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Tween and teen dating is far from a bunch of innocent hand-holding: A survey finds 69% of teens who have had sex by 14 have suffered physical or emotional abuse in relationships, with only half of tweens knowing how to recognize a...
  • Want a Skinny Kid? Don't Tell Her She's Fat
    Monday, June 2, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    A new study of obese teens has produced a counterintuitive indication: Parents should under no circumstances tell pudgy youngsters to diet, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. A group of teens correctly identified by parents as...
  • Spain Opens Second Life Clinic for Teens
    Saturday, May 10, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Spanish health officials are opening a virtual clinic in the popular online world Second Life, where they plan to advise teens who are too shy to consult flesh-and-blood doctors, the Guardian reports. It will appear as a consultation...
  • For Healthier Teens, Keep the TV in the Den
    Monday, April 7, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Older teens feeling too fit, well nourished, and smart can turn all that around with one simple move: install a TV in the bedroom. Kids 15 to 18 with a boob tube in the boudoir were twice as likely to watch 5 or more hours a day than...
  • One-Quarter of Teen Girls Have STDs
    Tuesday, March 11, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    At least one in four teen girls in the US—that's over three million people—has a sexually transmitted disease, a new CDC study shows. By far the most common infection is the human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer, the AP...
  • Teen Drinkers Mimic Parents
    Thursday, February 14, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Parents' drinking habits can influence those of their children, but perhaps not how you might think, a study suggests. While kids are apt to mimic boozing elders, more than one action speaks louder than words: The lax monitoring and...
  • Smoking Linked to Suicidal Thoughts
    Wednesday, January 9, 2008 from teen health news stories on Newser
    Young smokers think about suicide at higher rates than non-smokers, researchers have discovered. Nearly 15% of non-smokers reported suicidal thoughts, compared with 20% of casual smokers and 30% of addicted smokers, according to the...
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