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"Friends and romantic partners are the main source of social pressure when it comes to pressures of sexting on adolescents, outweighing the own attitudes of adolescents, as per a new research"

"According to a study involving children between the ages of 8 and 11 as published in PLOS ONE, breaks in sedentary time are associated with reduced global health risks among children."

"According to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life."

"A new study has revealed that almost one in 10 U.S. teens and young adults admit to having coerced or forced someone into sexual behavior. The study revealed that nine percent of youth reported committing some sort of sexual violence, which included kissing or touching someone while knowing that the person didn't want them to or forcing someone to have sex."

"Students who have poor behavior in the classroom do not always have poor grades, according to a study published in an issue of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions."

"A variety of symptoms that may seem mysterious or vague could signal that a child is being bullied and having trouble coping. The research found in the review of studies from 15 countries that complaints of headache, backache, abdominal pain, skin problems, sleeping problems, bed-wetting or dizziness were more than twice as common among kids who were victims of bullying."

"A new study has found that the risk of fatal strokes and heart attacks can get increased for those living near an airport due to noise from planes."