Most young people do not separate from the comparative simplicity, stability, and shelter of childhood and enter the more uncertain, more complex, and more dangerous world of adolescence (usually ...

In 1994, psychologist Mary Pipher published a New York Times bestseller, Reviving Ophelia, to guide parents, teachers, and therapists in helping adolescent girls navigate a difficult culture.

Utilizing precise murine models, the scientists unmasked that specialized, protective lattice structures called perineuronal ...

Commission co-chair, Professor Sarah Baird, George Washington University (U.S.) says, "The health and well-being of adolescents worldwide is at a tipping point, with mixed progress observed over the ...

More than one-third of U.S. teens have used at least one substance by age 16, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego that found alcohol, cannabis and ...

Under the carefully styled hair of a teenager, the brain is roiling with change. Some nerve cells are killed off, others are pruned back and still others are locked into place, a restyling that moves ...

Juana Corio Raymundo, 66, with her daughter Juana Brito Corio, 38, and granddaughter Cecilia, then 14, in their garden in the village of La Pista Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala. "We are strong women in our ...

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings in a new ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Explore how schools can combat adolescent malnutrition through improved diets, physical activity, and effective health education strategies.