The study indicated that young individuals (18–24) who started using smartphones early had worse mental health, with women being more adversely impacted than men. According to a recent global study by Sapien Labs, a nonprofit organisation with headquarters in Washington, the later toddlers and teenagers get smartphones, the better off they may be mentally as […]
Multiple sclerosis risk may increase with teen sleep deprivation
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition that causes damage to the central nervous system and usually appears between the ages of 20 and 40. According to a recent study in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, adolescents who have trouble sleeping may be more likely to acquire multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life. Sleep […]
Teenagers’ brains after lockdown have unnaturally different shapes
In Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, the study was presented. Teenagers’ developing brains have aged more quickly as a result of the stress of experiencing pandemic lockdowns. The results are comparable to those previously seen as a result of abuse, neglect, and broken families. Even if you’ve long since passed through adolescence, you might recall […]
Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight and obese
According to data presented at ESC Congress 2022, adolescents who sleep less than eight hours per night are more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers who get enough sleep. In the SI! Program for Secondary Schools trial including 1,229 teenagers in Spain, this study looked at the relationship between sleep duration and […]
Obesity rates among American children and teens are rising
According to Staiano, director of the paediatric obesity and health behaviour lab at Louisiana State University’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, the percentage of obese children rose from 18% in the 2011 cycle to 22% in the 2020 cycle. According to a new analysis of data from a national health survey, obesity rates […]
