EJ Moreno looks at the horrors of teenage life… What do you remember from growing up? Were the changes to your body or ...

Across 28 countries in Africa, armed conflict within 25 kilometers of a female primary school student's household is ...

Youth language is ever-evolving and serves an important role in development. It is more than slang—it's key in creating ...

For adults, a diet high in saturated fats and added sugar has been linked to impulsivity and poor self-control. But what role ...

Research shows that most of us retain at least one close friend from adolescence – typically defined as 10 to 24 years old – ...

One part of parenting is deciding when their teenager poses or has a problem; another is dealing with the problem in a ...

In a longitudinal study of sleep in childhood through adolescence, better sleep led to fewer mental health problems many ...

A team at the University of Cordoba analyzed more than 8,000 scientific papers on substance use and adolescence to look for ...

Many of my peers' parents seemed to view childhood and adolescence as one long elite college admissions rat race. I'm glad my ...

About three-quarters of adolescents report common mental disorders, with a high likelihood of chronicity of symptoms.

A new generation of weight loss drugs has helped some people lose significant amounts of weight and improve their health.