That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

Understanding that relationship better is crucial to learn how to keep young children and teenagers safe as they grow up.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development. OHSU researchers explain that air pollution causes ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from ...

HealthDay News — Early adolescent problematic screen use is prospectively associated with poor mental and behavioral health outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in the American ...

Studies in adolescent animals suggest that some components of the developing serotonergic system respond to SSRI treatment in a similar fashion to the adult system. For example, chronic (over 22 days) ...

Dr. Charles Sophy, an adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist, joins “On Balance” to discuss Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

Does your teenager roll their eyes when you give advice or warn them? With a few adjustments, parents can get teens to open up and think through their decisions.

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, ...