I-han Chou, senior editor at Nature, discusses a new study about adolescence and how that period of your life influences adulthood.
Chou discusses how the demographic has often been looked over by scientists who tend to focus on studying the mental and physical traits of babies and adults. The study digs deep into the science of the age group, looking past puberty and some of the negative behaviors associated with being a teenager.
Parts of the study also analyze the digital life of students today. Research has found that offline behavior is often mirrored online. For example, students prone to bullying in real-life also often experience those same issues online.
A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.
Alzheimer’s mainly affects the elderly, who are eligible for Medicare, but people under 65 — even, rarely, as young as their 30s — also can get diagnosed. They are more likely to have commercial coverage.
Some doctors say the drug should be held for three weeks before sedation to accommodate the delayed emptying of the stomach, which can cause patients to inhale food and liquid into their lungs.
