Empathy responses to others in pain peak in young adulthood, according to a new study led by the University of Kent's School ...

Increased loneliness during adolescence was associated with an increased risk for depression and asthma in adulthood, ...

EJ Moreno looks at the horrors of teenage life… What do you remember from growing up? Were the changes to your body or ...

Adolescent mental health is at stake with 74% of study participants reporting common mental disorder symptoms as early as 14 years of age.

Teen obesity increases stroke risk in women, highlighting the need for early intervention and weight management.

Youth language is ever-evolving and serves an important role in development. It is more than slang—it's key in creating ...

Many decades ago, a writer said that adolescence is a disease. While some have argued against this characterization, in one of the chapters of my book, 'Tell, Don't Yell,' I maintain that their ...

For many parents, their daughter or son’s entry into adolescence can bring some sense of loss because the coming-of-age passage has now begun. Best for them to accept it: they will never have ...

mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk Objective To systematically review and meta-analyse how physical activity (PA) changes from adolescence to early adulthood (13–30 years). Data sources Seven electronic databases ...

A team at the University of Cordoba analyzed more than 8,000 scientific papers on substance use and adolescence to look for ...

Adolescence is a vulnerable time, and although substance use disorders can happen at any time during a person’s life, ...