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According to Johns Hopkins pediatrician Michael Crocetti, M.D., M.P.H. , teens need 9 to 9½ hours of sleep per night—that’s an hour or so more than they needed at age 10. Why? “Teenagers are going through a second developmental stage of cognitive maturation,” explains Crocetti.

Teenagers and Sleep: How Much Sleep Is Enough? Johns Hopkins experts share how much sleep is enough — and practical ways to guard against sleep deprivation in teens.

Two groundbreaking studies at the UC Davis MIND Institute provide clues about possible types of autism linked to brain structure, including size and white matter growth.

Link to full article: https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/big-brains-and-white-matter-new-clues-about-autism-subtypes/2020/12

Big brains and white matter: New clues about autism subtypes Researchers found that a long-accepted theory about brain size in some children with autism may not be true. In a separate study, they linked development of white matter with changes in autism symptom severity.

Study suggests attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medications may lower the risk of su***de in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioral disorders.

Study: ADHD Medications Associated With Reduced Risk of Suicidality in Children With Significant Behavioral Symptoms Study suggests attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medications may lower the risk of su***de in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioral disorders.

"These researchers believe that a poor, calorically dense diet early in life may cause inflammation that leads to a higher cell density in the nucleus accumbens, which in turn triggers more overeating. This vicious cycle may be what leads to childhood obesity and the development of major issues in appetite behavior"

Yale researchers link reward center of brain to weight gain in children - Yale Daily News In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Oct. 12, Yale researchers found a correlation between an elevated concentration […]