Adolescence is often seen as a period when parents step back and peers step in. Yet in many parts of the world, parents ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

A recent study published in Pediatrics revealed a concerning link between smartphone ownership and negative health outcomes ...

That early rejection taught them something invaluable: you can survive not being liked. And once you know that, you stop contorting yourself to avoid it. You just exist as you are, and the people who ...

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending that surgeons delay gender-affirming surgeries until patients turn ...