Sexting among teenagers, Adolescents sending and receiving photos with sexual material
Stephanie La Rosa on 28th Feb

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics on February 26, addressed – as its name depicts – the ‘Prevalence...

drinking-ads-research
Daniel Francis on 09th Sep

It appears that the more alcohol advertisements a teenager watches the more likely they are to consume the advertised products.  A research,...

facebook-lightstage-app
Irene Rondon on 21st Aug

Facebook unveiled its latest software on Friday, August 19, to catch the attention of social media most active users:...

preschoolers-bedtime
Irene Rondon on 16th Jul

A recent study conducted by the Ohio State University College of Public Health reveals that preschoolers with later bedtimes...

Melany Mejias on 27th Jun

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued Monday new recommendations to identify patients at risk of suicide, the second...

Rocio Mateos on 21st Jun

Teenage use of marijuana remains basically the same since the legalization of the recreational use of the herb in 2012, a...

Tinder, the matching application, has announced that only 18+ users will be allowed on the platform starting next week. By only affecting 3 percent of their user’s database, the company hopes to provide a safer environment on the application. Since it’s launch on 2012, the app has allowed users from 13 years and older with a Facebook account...

Irene Rondon on 09th Jun

A new study suggests that antidepressants in teenagers and children suffering from depression might result unsafe and ineffective....

Geraldine Chacon on 09th May

E-cigarettes are all over the place, specially in the younger population. The device vaporizes flavored liquids, mostly...

Gabriela Cardona on 26th Aug

Texas – A Junior Olympian in Texas, Michael Riley Jr., is suspected of contracting Amoeba, a deadly brain infection,...