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Cell Phones, Teens, and Mental Health (ARTICLE):

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-cell-phones-teens-and-mental-health

Vaping causes 'havoc' in the lungs, study with mice finds (ARTICLE):

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/e-cigarette-vaping-lung-damage-1.5270986

Should I Take Time Off? Considering a Gap Year (ARTICLE):

https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/preparing-college/should-i-take-time

Can Handwriting Make You Smarter? (ARTICLE): Hint - the answer is "yes"! :)

http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-handwriting-make-you-smarter-1459784659

The Secrets to a Happy Life, from a Harvard study (ARTICLE):

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2016/03/23/the-secrets-to-a-happy-life-from-a-harvard-study/

Western University researchers found marijuana poses serious consequences for teens (ARTICLE):

http://www.lfpress.com/2016/01/11/western-university-researchers-found-marijuana-poses-serious-consequences-for-teens-but-not-adults

A Neuroscientist Says There's A Powerful Benefit To Exercise That's Rarely Discussed (ARTICLE):

http://qz.com/592569/a-neuroscientist-says-theres-a-powerful-benefit-to-exercise-that-is-rarely-discussed/

New Study Confirms Energy Drinks Are Bad for Your Heart (ARTICLE):

http://www.attn.com/stories/4088/energy-drinks-bad-heart-health

How Not To Raise a Quitter and Install a Stick-To-It Mindset (ARTICLE):

http://micheleborba.com/blog/how-not-to-raise-a-quitter/

How To Boost Brain Function with Exercise (ARTICLE):

http://www.outsideonline.com/2027601/how-boost-brain-function-exercise

You Can Grow New Brain Cells. Here's How (VIDEO):

https://www.ted.com/talks/sandrine_thuret_you_can_grow_new_brain_cells_here_s_how?language=en

What Students Really Need to Hear (ARTICLE):

https://affectiveliving.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/what-students-really-need-to-hear/

Surviving the Teenage Brain (AUDIO FILE):

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/surviving-the-teenage-brain

The Teenage Brain: Uniquely powerful, vulnerable, not fully developed (AUDIO FILE): http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/boko-harem-the-teenage-brain-and-israel-s-nation-state-bill-1.2906910/the-teenage-brain-uniquely-powerful-vulnerable-not-fully-developed-1.2906913

Teenage Brains Work Fine, Let Them Make Decisions, says Dr. Epstein (AUDIO FILE):

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/alberta-s-oil-economy-the-abortion-pill-and-teenage-brains-1.2921759/teenage-brains-work-fine-let-them-make-decisions-says-dr-epstein-1.2921764

Should You Take a Gap Year? (ARTICLE):

http://graduationandbeyond.utoronto.ca/stories/should_you_take_a_gap_year_/