Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's going on in the development of their brains.

The Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being at Northwestern is up and running after the University received a $25 million gift in May from an anonymous donor. Located in the Weinberg ...

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

Many parents hear young daughters asking to remove body hair, often due to social pressure. An expert explains how to cope ...

Learn about the significant impacts of delayed puberty on children's growth, development, and emotional well-being, and the ...

Two out of three adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) start adulthood without the disease, according to a ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic “hotspot” that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

Two out of three adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) start adulthood without the disease, according to a ...

Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo.

Australia recently announced a ban on social media use for kids under 16, citing concerns about mental health and online safety. But there’s another issue at stake—sleep. Teenagers ’ late-night screen ...

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, says more democracy is the best response to AI. He doesn’t sound too confident.