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Adults exhibit a general tendency to make better decisions than adolescents, and this improvement drives an increase in specific and more sophisticated choice behaviors, according to a new study.
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Among the laundry list of health problems COVID inflicted on the world’s population, one of the more perplexing was an increase in the number of children experiencing abnormally early onset of puberty.
Read MoreSchool Suspensions and Expulsions Can Lead to a Lifetime of Depression
Each year, nearly 5 million children in the U.S. are suspended or expelled from school. New research from the U of A found this type of school discipline can lead to higher rates of depression through adolescence and into early adulthood.
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