Adolescents

A generational crisis: Israel's most vulnerable children pay war's steepest price

How the Israel-Iran conflict has shattered the lives of at-risk children and youth

At-risk youth in Israel are slipping into a deepening generational crisis after two years of war.
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A homeless Palestinian bride walks with her mother (R) during her wedding ceremony at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians from the Israeli offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 17, 2014.

Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA

Sugary drinks such as soft drinks, energy drinks and sweetened juices may be linked to an increased risk of anxiety among teenagers

Study found: This drink is one of the main causes of anxiety in teenagers

A boy in distress

Two years into the war: One in every five calls to ERAN is from a child or adolescent


Quand le foot s’invite dans les quartiers

Elle s’appelle la “Ligue des quartiers”. Créée par le jeune club de football Hapoel Katamon, l’initiative combine depuis trois ans, activité sportive et accompagnement scolaire, pour plusieurs centaines de jeunes de Jérusalem

Ligue des Quartiers est vite devenue un projet de coexistenc

New minimally invasive system for spinal correction

ApiFix may be able to offer new solution for scoliosis that's less invasive, reducing risk of full-blown surgery.

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'Watching TV may lead to bad eating habits'

Study examines associations between TV viewing, eating by school children.

Overweight brother and sister sitting on a sofa

Teens more vulnerable to concussions than adults

Study shows that in sports, these kinds of injuries mostly affect adolescents' working memory.

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Psychology: Adolescents are amazing

Parents and their teenage children are nice people. They just need to know how to understand each other.

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Rx for Readers: Pimple pains

It is not recommended that acne patients take high doses of vitamin A.

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