It's been said that eyes are a window to the soul, but new research has found that an adolescent's brain response to a face ...

A $150m ASTAR study tracks 5,000 young Singaporeans to understand how factors shape adolescence and well-being. Read more at ...

The five-year study will track about 5,000 adolescents to build Singapore-specific evidence on youth health, mental ...

Child and adolescent development spans rapid and interlinked changes in physical growth, cognitive capacities and social and emotional skills from infancy through the teenage years. In physical terms, ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, ...

Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, ...

UD Associate Professor Mellissa Gordon finds that frequent social media use is associated with decreased academic achievement among early adolescents While most people think about older teens and ...

This summer, many parents find themselves caught between excitement and anxiety as they help their college-bound children prepare for the next chapter in their lives. There’s the practical preparation ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...

When a relationship becomes very serious at a young age, opportunities for individual growth and exploration may become ...