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Psychotic-like experiences in adolescents linked to depression and self-destructive behavior

Psychotic-like experiences resemble symptoms of psychosis, but are milder, less frequent and much more common than psychotic disorders. While these…

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Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a…

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Mpox vaccine is safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents, study finds

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical trial of an mpox vaccine in adolescents found it was safe and generated…

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Researchers achieve a significant advancement in early diagnosis of bipolar disorder in adolescents

In a groundbreaking study in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, researchers report significant strides in enhancing early diagnosis of bipolar…

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Study evaluates treatment interventions for severe obesity in adolescents

Adolescents with severe obesity who received meal-replacement therapy plus financial incentives experienced a greater reduction in body mass index compared…

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Improving HIV treatment in children and adolescents — the right way

Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa. These young…

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Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents, study finds

Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs) new research from the Universities of Cambridge and…

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