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Our brain struggles to distinguish between immediate physical threats and more abstract ones, like election uncertainty, ...

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“While social media plays an important role in fostering some aspects of youth development, such as identity formation and social connection, our study reveals that it may also present challenges, ...

Miindfulness-based stress reduction may be as effective as escitalopram (Lexapro — an SSRI commonly used to treat depression ...

Young people today are growing up in a social media-saturated world where technology plays a central role in shaping most of their experiences. And the rapid rise of social media use has consequently ...

A local clinical psychologist is getting a big boost in federal funding to investigate social media's role in the youth ...

Chronic absenteeism, where a student misses 10 or more school days, has nearly doubled since 2014. Here's how schools are fighting it.

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Fiona Cromie of Abbey Community College said that having Mr Sloan on the staff made a real difference for pupils. "The school ...

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Pregnant women are being dangerously impacted by social media and putting their babies at risk, including through disordered ...