Adolescents

The story behind French-Jewish directing partners’ film ‘Just An Illusion’ - interview

The soundtrack for the film includes songs by Joy Division, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Cure, and The Alan Parsons Project.

THE MIZRAHI identity is central to "Just An Illusion."
 A kid plays on a phone.

Israel's Attention Revolution fights child smartphone addiction, spreading nationwide

At-risk youth in Israel are slipping into a deepening generational crisis after two years of war.

A generational crisis: Israel's most vulnerable children pay war's steepest price

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A homeless Palestinian bride walks with her mother (R) during her wedding ceremony at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians from the Israeli offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 17, 2014.

Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA


Teen admits to killing father for noise complaint

The killing astounded the country with the ferocity with which an 18-year-old was ready to murder a concerned father.

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Save the youth!

Adolescents at risk have someone to turn to in case of need, thanks in part to Elem, an organization that offers teenagers support and a platform to express themselves.

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Quand le foot s’invite dans les quartiers

Elle s’appelle la “Ligue des quartiers”. Créée par le jeune club de football Hapoel Katamon, l’initiative combine depuis trois ans, activité sportive et accompagnement scolaire, pour plusieurs centaines de jeunes de Jérusalem

Ligue des Quartiers est vite devenue un projet de coexistenc

New minimally invasive system for spinal correction

ApiFix may be able to offer new solution for scoliosis that's less invasive, reducing risk of full-blown surgery.

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'Watching TV may lead to bad eating habits'

Study examines associations between TV viewing, eating by school children.

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Teens more vulnerable to concussions than adults

Study shows that in sports, these kinds of injuries mostly affect adolescents' working memory.

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Psychology: Adolescents are amazing

Parents and their teenage children are nice people. They just need to know how to understand each other.

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Rx for Readers: Pimple pains

It is not recommended that acne patients take high doses of vitamin A.

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