teenagers

'Activate', the new campaign against obesity

Following a balanced diet and exercising daily are highly recommended habits, but in order for them to truly prevent obesity, it is essential that they be acquired from childhood.

Stress depresses teenage girls

We all know that adolescence is an emotionally difficult time, although it is especially so for girls. The cause?

Teens with authoritarian parents are more at risk of falling into drugs

A scientific study by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction in six countries has analyzed the influence of family education on the risk of drug use in their children.

Alternative youth are 7 times more prone to suicide

As alternatives, all those young people or adolescents belonging to the urban tribes known as: Emo, Punk, Gothic and other subcultures are identified. Now a study has found that half of alternative teens have self-harmed and that 1 in 5 have attempted suicide.

Are energy drinks good for young people?

According to the latest study by researchers at the University of Michigan, "teens who regularly consume energy drinks are twice as likely to also consume alcohol and drugs," the researchers say. The study has been published in the Journal of Addictive Medicine.

Teen brains can't stop impulses

Adolescents are the segment of the population most prone to committing reckless acts that endanger their lives, ahead of adults and children. The impulsive behavior of young people is usually attributed to immaturity or lack of self-control typical of age. However, a new study from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York (USA) has revealed that the brain has greater difficulty in curbing these impulses during this stage of development.

Teenagers who walk to high school perform better

In addition to being healthier than the bus and the car, walking to the institute improves the cognitive performance of adolescents, according to a study in which several Spanish universities have participated. In addition, the longer the journey that is made, the greater the benefits obtained.

Childhood stress slows brain development

Stress can alter the development of various parts of the brain in children and adolescents, and impair certain abilities such as spatial and short-term memory, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

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