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Flagrant Fouls Cost More Than 15 Yards

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Parents of high school football players take note: it's not the one big hit that poses the greatest risk to their teens' brains - it's the smaller hits from regular practices and games.

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Growing Into Childhood Brain Trauma Deficits

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When children suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as from a fall or car accident, it can have long-term effects on their cognition, language and motor skills, behavior and social interactions. But such brain trauma does not appear to worsen over time, as has long been thought.

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Can Too Much TV be Good?

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New research shows that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) spend most of their free time watching TV and playing video games. Can psychologists take advantage of this interest to help those with ASD?

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Cell Phones Used to Prevent Depression

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Cell phones are becoming ever more popular worldwide - even in developing countries and low-income households. New research suggests that this widespread technology could be used to reduce depression in adolescents.

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Sweets Could Heighten Teen Heart Risk

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Parents have long warned teens to skip sugary sweets such as soda and candy to prevent them from loading up on empty calories. New research has revealed that excess sugar consumption could affect their future health.

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Teenagers Get Cancer Too

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When you think of cancer, the image of a teenager probably doesn't come to mind. Yet the disease does indeed hit adolescents, though this group is largely ignored.

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Let Sleeping Teens Lie

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Teenagers with Type 1 diabetes may not be getting enough quality sleep, leading to higher blood sugar levels and academic and behavior problems.

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Eating Disorders and Depression go Hand in Hand

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Teenage girls who feel depressed are twice as likely to exhibit binge eating disorder than other girls. Conversely, girls who regularly binge eat have double the risk of depression.

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Can You Hear What I Hear?

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Still doing last minute holiday shopping? A pair of volume-limiting headphones or ear-buds for your teen – and a conversation about hearing loss – can help protect their hearing.

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Freeing the Mind to Focus

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The Adderall/Focalin question has long faced newly diagnosed ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) patients and their parents. So can science, with the precision of its methods and the weight of its authority, decide the matter?

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