Young teens who use cannabis are more likely to be frequent users than people who start later, according to a study in JAMA ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...

When you're a teenager, it's easy to feel like the world is watching your every mistake. For some kids, that sense of ...

Teenagers often make risky choices that appear absurd in the eyes of their parents. But neuroscientist Adriana Galván says these decisions are critical for adolescent brain development. Adriana Galván ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Many people know that obesity carries certain health risks, as it makes you more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain cancers. But fresh research being presented at this ...

Members of the tight-knit mountain town of Evergreen gathered Monday in support of students at Evergreen High School. The event, at Evergreen Lake, included therapy, animals, music and food to comfort ...

The average teenager now spends approximately nine hours daily consuming digital media, with social platforms accounting for about one third of that time. This unprecedented level of connectivity ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...