Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study aimed to provide robust insights into adolescent mental health trajectories in two different cultural contexts by comparing large samples of 11 to 16-years-olds in London and Tokyo over time.
Increased consumption of fruit, dietary fiber, dairy products and caffeine may be associated with a reduced risk of tinnitus (ringing in the ears), suggests an analysis of the available evidence, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open.
Early evidence indicates that the installation of safety nets on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has been successful in reducing the number of suicides at the bridge.
Only around one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain are effective, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
Mexico is stepping up a measles vaccination campaign after cases spiked in an area bordering the United States, where an outbreak has killed two, the government said Tuesday.
Contrary to popular belief, young adults can experience significant acute and even chronic pain—which can motivate them to use cannabis.
Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not only help transgender and nonbinary individuals physically—it could also improve their mental health, new research suggests.
Adequate breastfeeding (BF) and avoidance of sugary beverages in early life may reduce the risk for preadolescent obesity in infants exposed to gestational diabetes (GDM), according to a study published online March 12 in Obesity.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced it will no longer provide hormone therapy to veterans newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
A new large-scale study co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators provides the strongest evidence yet that a shorter, standard-dose course radiation treatment is just as effective as conventional radiotherapy for prostate cancer, without compromising the safety of patients.