The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, finds ample evidence that changes in brain structure ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...

Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are ...

As children transition to adulthood, they gradually gain independence, often taking risks as they explore the world. But many early experiences, such as alcohol and drug use, can shape their future.

Parents of teens are always complaining about the amount of sleep their kids get. No matter how many hours teens sleep, they always seem tired. However, that is not a coincidence. According to Johns ...

The adolescent brain is built to learn, and during this period areas critical in learning and memory, such as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, have high levels of plasticity and are easily ...

Excessive screen exposure in adolescence linked to suicide attempts and memory decline in adulthood, new study finds ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that teenagers who begin using cannabis show slower gains in ...

A new study finds teen marijuana use may slow brain development in key areas like thinking and memory. Researchers followed more than 11,000 children starting at ages 9 or 10 through their mid-to-late ...