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"Establishing relationships may be a powerful and less expensive way for improving the success of students, according to researchers from University of Missouri. In a review of the research, it was found that students with positive attachments to their schools and teachers have higher grades and higher standardized test scores."

"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."

"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 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."

"The researchers though not able to prove the drugs lead to the eye conditions found that individuals using statins like Zocor and Lipitor were about 27 percent more likely to develop cataracts, compared to people who did not take the medication."

"Eating high protein sausage and egg-based breakfasts is good to curb hunger throughout the morning, compared with a low-protein breakfast (pancakes and syrup) or skipping breakfast, in 18-55-year-old women, according to new research presented at The Obesity Society's annual scientific meeting in Atlanta."

"Chronic bronchitis is a common health complication among patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD) and it may highlight a subtype of the disease that places patients at risk for increased severity and exacerbations, say researchers."

"In the world of supplements or nutritional therapies, Laminine is a unique stem-cell enhancer that can promote physical, emotional, and mental health. It is considered as one of the best supplements for shifting the body from a degenerative state to a regenerative state."

"Non-hallucinogenic components of cannabis could act as effective anti-cancer agents, according to a new study. Using a number of cannabinoids, either alone or in combination with each other, the team, led by Dr Wai Liu and colleagues carried out laboratory investigations for measuring their anti-cancer actions in relation to leukemia. Of the six cannabinoids studied, each demonstrated anti-cancer properties as effective as those seen in THC. If that was not all, they had an increased effect on cancer cells when combined with each other."

"Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have reported that a byproduct of cholesterol functions like the hormone estrogen to fuel the growth and spread of the most common types of breast cancers."

"Out-of-competition testing of racehorses has broad support, but important issues, such as the constitutional rights of licensees, have made use and enforcement difficult for regulators, panelists said Dec. 11 during the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming."

"World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head John Fahey has remarked that Jamaica has "lost its way" on drug testing for athletes."

"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"

"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."

"A new study has revealed that those taking the quit-smoking aid varenicline - marketed in the U.S. as Chantix - were no more prone to depression or thoughts of suicide than those on a placebo. This finding was revealed after a trial among people with a history of depression."