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Feeling Anxious or Down? Consider a Social Media Detox

Taking a break from social media sites helped young adults overcome feelings of depression and anxiety. There's one potential downside. >

Students, Take Notes for Better Recall; Use Generative AI to Dig Deeper

Taking written notes remains the best way to begin to commit new information to memory. LLMs like ChatGPT have a different role to play. >

Finger Counting Helps Build Math Skills

Don't worry if kids use their fingers to add and subtract. It not only helps them learn abstract concepts, they'll eventually outgrow it. >

Plenty of Friends, but Still Feeling Lonely?

The loneliness of many young adults is not necessarily the result of a lack of friends. It's often connected to the demands of growing up. >

Peanut Butter Makes a Comeback with Kids

Exposing infants and children to peanuts in tiny amounts to prevent allergies is working. Now doctors and parents need to change course. >

Human Papilloma Virus, a Cause of Cervical Cancer, Sidelined by a Vaccine

HPV vaccines protect the vaccinated as well as those unable to get the shot. But don’t rely on others to protect you; it's not a free ride. >

What Income Inequality Does to Kids' Brains

Kids living in areas of economic inequality show brain changes reflecting stress and which raise the likelihood of anxiety and depression. >

Parents, You May Want to Rethink Your View of Adolescence

Teens will test limits and be moody, but good things happen if parents give teens more responsibility and see them as valued family members. >

Kids and Teens Still Need COVID Vaccines

Becoming reinfected with COVID raises kids' chances of developing long COVID and the serious heart complications that are connected to it. >

Protecting Kids from Plastics

The chemicals used in plastics can pose serious risks to children’s health, risks that can last into adulthood. How to cut kids' exposure. >

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