Nathan L. Boyer, MD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences DISCLOSURES March 04, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-in-class biologic tezepelumab-ekko as an add-on maintenance treatment to standard therapy for severe asthma in adults and children aged 12 years and older. The approval is based on results...
Tag: <span>Adolescents</span>
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How emotions influence what adolescents eat
by Rasmus Cloes, Leibniz-Institut für Präventionsforschung und Epidemiologie – BIPS Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS has investigated how emotional states influence the eating habits of children and adolescents and which interventions help to change unhealthy eating habits. The research focuses on the role of...
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Gay and bisexual adolescents have twice the risk of binge-eating disorder
Study finds more than 1 in 10 gay, lesbian, and bisexual young adolescents report binge eating Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO, ON – A new national study, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the United States are more than twice as likely to report...
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Arterial stiffness may cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents via an increase in fasting insulin and LDL cholesterol
by University of Eastern Finland The presence of any three of high blood pressure, high trunk fat mass, high fasting glucose, high fasting triglyceride and low fasting high-density lipoprotein cholesterol describes metabolic syndrome. Arterial stiffness in adolescents measured with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity may potentially cause metabolic syndrome in young adulthood via an increase in fasting...
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Statement updates ambulatory blood pressure classification in children and adolescents
American Heart Association Scientific StatementPeer-Reviewed Publication Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Monday, May 23, 2022 DALLAS, May 23, 2022 — An American Heart Association scientific statement reviewing new evidence and guidance on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring of children and adolescents published today in the Association’s journal Hypertension. Statement Highlights: The statement provides simplified classifications...
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Majority of adolescents with severe substance use disorder don’t grow out of it
by University of Michigan Credit: CC0 Public Domain While it’s estimated that 1 in 3 Americans will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, experts know little about the long-term outcomes for people with substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. New University of Michigan research findings on the topic are grim: The...
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Scans show weakened connections in brains of adolescents at risk of bipolar disorder
by University of New South Wales Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A brain imaging study of young people at high risk of developing bipolar disorder has for the first time found evidence of weakening connections between key areas of the brain in late adolescence. Up until now, medical researchers knew that bipolar disorder was associated with reduced communication...
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An effectiveness study to guide the treatment of depression in adolescents
by Elsevier Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry(JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that, combinatorial pharmacogenetics-guided treatment did not demonstrate improved outcomes for adolescents with depression compared to those who received treatment as usual. Further research however is needed to determine how single medication-gene pairs...
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Frequent soft drink consumption may make adolescents more aggressive
by Shannon Thomason, University of Alabama at Birmingham A study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that frequent soft drink consumption by adolescents may contribute to aggressive behavior over time. Previous studies have shown associations between soft drink consumption and mental health problems in adolescents. The UAB study, led by Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D.,...
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Asthma and allergies more common in teens who stay up late
EUROPEAN LUNG FOUNDATION Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely to suffer with asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep and wake earlier, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. [1] Asthma symptoms are known to be strongly linked to the body’s internal...
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