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Working odd shifts can hurt parent-child relationships

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Research from North Carolina State University shows that working a job that doesn’t keep 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours can hurt the relationships between parents and adolescents, increasing the likelihood that children will...

Girls can do everything boys can, but they have to look attractive – tween...

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“Girls can participate in everything that boys can, but while doing so they should be attractive.” This, according to American researchers Ashton Lee Gerding of the University of Missouri and Nancy Signorielli of the...
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Energy drinks plus alcohol pose a public health threat

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Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults. Published in the current issue of the...

Don’t ignore hip pain: Impingement is a growing problem among young, active

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Hip preservation specialists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center see patients from their teens through their sixties who have femoral acetabular impingement, or FAI. This condition occurs when the ball of the...

Don't ignore hip pain: Impingement is a growing problem among young, active

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Hip preservation specialists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center see patients from their teens through their sixties who have femoral acetabular impingement, or FAI. This condition occurs when the ball of the...

Tourette syndrome in secondary schools: The real picture

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Secondary school can be a stressful enough time for any teenager, but for those living with Tourette Syndrome (TS) their neurological condition can present a whole new set of challenges. Now a study led by...

College students more likely to be lawbreakers if spanked as children

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No matter where they live in the world, university students who were spanked as children are more likely to engage in criminal behaviour, according to new research by Murray Straus, co-director of University of...

Minority parents fear for kids online

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Nearly all parents agree -- when their children go online, stranger danger is their biggest safety concern, followed closely by exposure to pornography, violent content and bullying, according to a collaborative study between researchers...
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Shedding new light on learning disorders

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A Michigan State University researcher has discovered the first anatomical evidence that the brains of children with a nonverbal learning disability – long considered a “pseudo” diagnosis – may develop differently than the brains...

Why we need more male primary school teachers

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Although research recognises male teachers benefit boys, little is known about why this is and what male teachers mean for girls. Some argue that boys have become the ‘new disadvantaged’ as the result of efforts...
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