Tag: S. Bryn Austin

  • Nation & World

    A warning for youth

    Compared with vitamins, dietary supplements for weight loss, muscle building, and energy were associated with nearly three times the risk of severe medical events in children and young adults.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Giving weight too much weight

    Programs to combat obesity may be aggravating eating disorders and undermining their severity, said experts during a panel discussion hosted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Repercussions of gender nonconformity

    Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused, and of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by early adulthood, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard School…

    3 minutes