Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according ...

Regular social media use during early adolescence is linked to weaker reading and vocabulary development over time, new ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC. -- Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents' brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to ...

Adolescents with a migraine diagnosis are more than twice as likely to develop additional psychiatric or pain disorders compared with adolescents without a migraine diagnosis, according to a study ...

The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services to ...

WASHINGTON — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a ...

New research suggests that everyday “forever chemicals” may quietly affect children’s bone development long before adulthood.

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 ...