Moderate sleep on the weekends as compensation for a lack of sleep during weekdays may have beneficial effects on anxiety in youth, research presented at SLEEP showed.
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Author: [reposted by] Jim Liebelt
Synthetic Storm: What’s Really in Your Teen’s Vape — and Why Scientists Are Alarmed
A large national study found that more adolescents are vaping THC, CBD, and synthetic cannabinoids, which are often unregulated and far more dangerous. Even more troubling, many teens don’t know what’s in their vape pens at all.
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New research reveals how junk food during adolescence rewires critical brain regions, increasing the risk for poor decision-making and obesity well into adulthood.
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Independence Day may be synonymous with summer, but a survey found one in three Americans don’t know how to spell “independence,” and even fewer know why Americans celebrate on the Fourth of July!
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