Teen-repellent angers some
24/4/2008 |
The Mosquito, a gadget designed to drive away loiterers with a shrill, piercing noise audible only to teens and young adults is infuriating civil liberties groups in the US.
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Cell phones to track teen health
4/4/2008 |
Teenagers love their cell phones, and researchers may be able to take advantage of that fact to improve their health, a pilot study suggests.
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Teen-repellent to be regulated
3/4/2008 |
The inventor of a controversial device which disperses young people by emitting a high-pitched noise which only they can hear has called for legislation to regulate its use.
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Most teens sleep-deprived
2/4/2008 |
Most teens probably don't get enough sleep and suffer in their school work because their internal clocks make them night owls, according to a recently published study.
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US teens high on inhalants
14/3/2008 |
Inhalants are being used more often than marijuana or prescription painkillers by kids on the brink of being teenagers, a new government report shows.
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Corrective rape in schools
12/3/2008 |
Corrective rape, where a male pupil rapes a female lesbian pupil to "make her heterosexual", was a growing phenomenon in schools, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has said.
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1 in 4 teen girls have STIs
12/3/2008 |
At least one in four teenage girls in the US has a sexually transmitted infection, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.
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Teen boys' anger tied to brain
27/2/2008 |
Aggression in some teenage boys may be linked to overly large amygdalas, a region in the brain involved in emotion and other functions, a study has found.
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Angry teens can't help it
26/2/2008 |
It turns out your mother was right: angst-ridden teens really do have something wrong with their heads.
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Class key to health perception
15/2/2008 |
When it comes to defining good health, low-income teenagers may put more stock in mental well-being than wealthier teens do, a new study suggests.
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