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Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...adult population. While it is commonly associated with older adults, recent trends indicate a worrying increase in the incidence of melanoma among teenagers and young people. It is still very rarely seen in children. Epidemiology and risk factors There are three main types of skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and cutaneous melanoma...
Autism quiz text
Health, Sports & Psychology

Autism quiz text

...adults. However, in some cases the pattern and severity of symptoms changes radically. The adult may become much less affected by certain symptoms, though social difficulties are likely to continue. 12. People with autism all have below average intelligence Is the answer TRUE, FALSE or DEBATABLE? Answer... FALSE While some children and adults on the autism spectrum have...
Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...adults write stories about them, often without their involvement. These are, quite often, sensationalised portraits of youth, which may focus on the risky or exciting. Young people may or may not find these good reflections of their own lives, or the lives they would like to have. The internet and social media, though, have brought new opportunities for young people to...
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...adults, do both see race and act differently because of it. For this reason, it is important then to understand how children conceptualise the idea of race and where they learn their responses to it. Studies have suggested that it is white parents who are most likely to take the colour-blind approach when discussing differences with their children; using phrases like...
Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?
Science, Maths & Technology

Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?

...adult body cell. What was special about Dolly is that her “parents” were actually a single cell originating from mammary tissue of an adult ewe. Dolly was an exact genetic copy of that sheep – a clone. Dolly captured people’s imaginations, but those of us in the field had seen her coming through previous research. I’ve been working with mammalian embryos for...
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...adults, but what about involving children and young people? Especially when it comes to finding out about children and young people's lives, basic research questions are designed and often even answered by adults, yet children and young people have a right to be heard. A United Nations convention has conferred upon children the right to express their views freely in all...
Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition

...adults of working age and is three times more common in women. 56 year old Liz noticed her first symptoms in 1996, when her son was just 2 years old. In this collection, she shares her experiences of living with RA, from early symptoms to drug-controlled remission... Rheumatoid arthritis: Liz's story Liz, who was diagnosed with RA in 1996, talks about living with this...
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...adults and children in relation to children's rights? What does Ann Phoenix mean when she says that ‘childhood is differentiated’? What aspects of difference are discussed, and what are the main points made in relation to each of these? Reflect on how these issues are related to processes of differentiation in compulsory education and processes of inclusion and...
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