A link between reduced levels of the "stress hormone" cortisol and antisocial behavior in male adolescents has been discovered. Levels of cortisol in the body usually increase when people undergo a ...

Levels of antisocial behaviour and truancy are higher among students in fee-charging secondary schools in Ireland compared with those attending other schools, according to research. The findings are ...

1 Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr J Wardle Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit, ...

Both nature and nurture appear to be significant factors in early antisocial behaviors of adopted children, researchers believe. Scientists recently examined data from 361 linked triads (birth mother, ...

According to a recent Finnish study, conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, high levels of sedentary behavior and physical inactivity from childhood strain the heart in adolescence. High cardiac ...

The number of European adults spending more than four-and-a-half hours sitting per day increased by 8% between 2002 and 2017, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public ...