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Neurodevelopmental study shines some noise on why teens tune out mom’s voice and pay more attention to others.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2022 [display_past] Source:New Study Reveals The Reason Teens Seem to Tune Out Their Mom’s Voice Reference:A neurodevelopmental shift in reward circuitry from mother’s to nonfamilial voices in adolescence
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There is no “key” point in this sleep study of teens because it does not have the power to demonstrate cause and effect. The media has to stop hyping observational studies as if they were double-blinded randomized controlled trials.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 4, 2019 Source: Quality, not quantity is key in teens’ sleep habits: B.C. study Reference: Chronic sleep disturbance, not chronic sleep deprivation, is associated with self-rated health in adolescents
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Further evidence suggests teens need more sleep
Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2017 Source: Some teens really do need more sleep says new research Reference: Individual Differences in Optimum Sleep for Daily Mood During Adolescence
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Teen suicidal ideation survey brings to the fore the need for rapid access to services
Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2016 Source: 22% of Canadian teens considered suicide this past year: Kids Help Phone study
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Self-reported data used to determine e-cigarette smoking rates among Niagra region adolescents
Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2016 Source: Study finds ‘alarming rate’ of e-cigarette use among young Ontarians Reference: Reported electronic cigarette use among adolescents in the Niagara region of Ontario
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Teens starting school later to help match inherent sleep cycles
Health Headlines Commentary for December 17, 2015 Source: High schools listening to scientists, letting teens sleep
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Cannabis effects in teens presented in new report
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 20, 2015 Source: Early marijuana use can lower teens’ IQs, research shows
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School-based early detection for mental illness does work
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 8, 2014 Source: Mental illness best detected early in schools, doctors say Reference: Mental Health Interventions in Schools
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New guidelines encourage dentists who prescribe opioids to prescribe only small amounts
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 11, 2014 Source: Stop routinely prescribing opioids, dentists urged