Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, ...

Adolescents who regularly choose solitude over social connection show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to a large neuroimaging study.

SHANGHAI — Early to bed, early to rise makes teenagers… smarter? New international research using Fitbit data from thousands of teens has revealed that adolescents with earlier bedtimes and longer ...

Science can now show what frustrated parents and teachers have observed: Today’s children and adolescents spend too much time ...

The causes of obesity are complex and influenced by many factors. While research has highlighted connections between sleep, eating patterns and weight gain, scientists remain uncertain of the role of ...

A new study published in Psychopharmacology suggests that while teenage exposure to THC, the main psychoactive component of ...