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How Later School Start Times Affect Parents and Students

>> February 27, 2022

Sleep deprivation affects about three out of four teenagers in America. Inadequate sleep has been linked to depression, anxiety, weight gain, and worsened heart functioning. An expert shows through a case study how implementing later school start times allows …

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The Economics of Later School Start Times

>> August 11, 2019

Thirty years of research have shown that teenagers’ biology prevents them from getting to sleep much before 11 pm, and with most high schools starting classes around 8 am, they are chronically sleep deprived. The hormone melatonin, which regulates sleep, …

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Medical Notes: Week of July 14, 2019

>> July 14, 2019

It might not be doctor’s prescriptions that started the opioid crisis after all. A new study finds the people we trust most––friends and family––may actually be at fault. The study published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases finds that most opioid abusers …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 21, 2019

>> April 21, 2019

A new study concludes that the number one public health threat to our lives isn’t smoking…. It’s a poor diet. The study in the journal The Lancet finds that 11 million people worldwide die every year because they’re eating too much of some things, and not …

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