Social media use may have different effects on wellbeing in adolescent boys and girls, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. Continue reading “Social media use at age 10 could reduce wellbeing of adolescent girls”
Parental conflict can do lasting damage to kids
It stands to reason that parents who physically or emotionally abuse their children do them lasting damage, among other things by undermining their ability to trust others and accurately read their emotions. Continue reading “Parental conflict can do lasting damage to kids”
Obesity Is Shifting Cancer to Young Adults
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has compiled evidence from more than 100 publications to show how obesity increases risk of 13 different cancers in young adults. The meta-analysis describes how obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases. Continue reading “Obesity Is Shifting Cancer to Young Adults”
What saves a Christian who lives in the World?
Saint John Sinaites ‘Climacus’ gives us the answer in the following excerpts from the ‘Ladder’. Continue reading “What saves a Christian who lives in the World?”
A Better World is Within You
by Fr. Stephen Freeman
“We must eliminate poverty, oppression, racism…”
How is it possible to disagree with the demand for justice? Who would not agree to end all suffering? How can we not commit our lives to bringing about a better world? Continue reading “A Better World is Within You”
Ο εφηβικός εγκέφαλος δεν μπορεί να ξεχωρίσει τα ασήμαντα από τα σημαντικά
Οι έφηβοι γνωρίζουν πολύ καλά πόσο σημαντικά είναι κάποια πράγματα ωστόσο αυτό δεν τους σταματά από το να καταβάλλουν ορισμένες φορές την ελάχιστη δυνατή προσπάθεια. Η επιστήμη έρχεται τώρα να γίνει συνήγορος υπεράσπισης των εφηβικών συμπεριφορών, αναφέροντας ότι αυτές πιθανότατα οφείλονται στο ότι ο εγκέφαλος των εφήβων δεν έχει αναπτυχθεί αρκετά με αποτέλεσμα τα παιδιά να μην αντιλαμβάνονται πόσο μεγάλα ρίσκα παίρνουν κάποιες φορές.
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