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Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults. That's one reason why abstinence-only programs do not have strong effects in preventing teenage sexual activity, according to new University of Washington research.
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The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
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Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade - being expelled, suspended or dropping out - were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than girls who did not have these problems.
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Asian-American immigrants who came to the United States before they were 25 years old have poorer mental health than their compatriots who came to this country when they were 25 or older.
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Seventh-grade students in U.S. communities that have set up scientifically validated programs to reduce juvenile deliquency were 27 percent less likely to engage in such behavior than children in towns that have not adopted such programs.
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New evidence shows that the brains of adults with autism are "wired" differently from people without the disorder, and this abnormal pattern of connectivity may be responsible for the social impairments that are characteristic of autism.
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Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But it's no substitute for nature when it comes to reducing low-level stress.
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Teens attending college six months after completing high school are significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college.
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Recent research has shown that the majority of autism cases occur in families with just one child who has disorder, and that's why the University of Washington's Autism Center is seeking 200 Washington and Oregon families to participate in a new North American study.
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Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy and their usage rebounds to pre-pregnancy levels within two years of having a baby. Dads, meanwhile, don't get the messages at all.
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Spring training for parents isn't a bad idea because as cries of "play ball" ring out this spring, they surely will be followed by stressed out young athletes wanting to quit sports.
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Scientists hoping to understand how young children develop self-control are looking for 300 Seattle-area families to participate in a new $1.2 million study.
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A study of a tropical wasp suggests that brainpower required to be dominant drives brain capacity, supporting the idea that bigger brains are better.
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A combination of negative mother-daughter relationships and low blood levels of serotonin, an important brain chemical for mood stability, may be lethal for adolescent girls, leaving them vulnerable to engage in self-harming behaviors such as cutting themselves.
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A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it isn't necessarily the fastest or easiest path to follow, especially when a hill is involved.
UW research shows Wisconsin primary results could provide strong clue about Texas and Ohio primaries
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The findings indicate that in American politics, race still matters.
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Voters without considerable political acumen simply average what they hear and read, and people at Washington caucuses will be no exception, says John Gastil.
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Sifting through overnight results, University of Washington researchers have found that race still plays a role in American politics and it showed up Tuesday in surprising ways in the tallies from four states holding Democratic primary elections.
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Even though federal welfare-reform legislation calls for case workers to screen for domestic violence and most states have agreed to implement this requirement, just 9 percent of women applying for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families were screened for domestic violence.
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Children with autism have normal-size heads at birth but develop accelerated head growth between six and nine months of age, a period that precedes the onset of many behaviors that enable physicians to diagnose the developmental disorder, according to new research from the University of Washington's Autism Center.
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