A new study suggests that adolescents with certain psychopathic personality traits and weaker executive functioning skills ...

As adolescents face a profound mental health crisis, Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Matt Richtel offers insights to kids and parents about why so many are struggling.

A new study reveals that neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. A ...

A new book examines why relationships are in crisis in our technology-infused society—and what can be done about it.

Logan Cyr, 16, joined a global accelerator program for teens that enables him to research cures for genetic malformations.

Adolescence is a crucial stage of human development. During this unstable period, teenagers experience numerous physical, ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

Glow Back Moments are small but powerful acts of repair after conflict between parents and children. These moments show kids that love always comes back.

Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

Research shows that neurogenesis, collateral sprouting, synaptogenesis, exercise, and an enriched complex housing environment ...

Moderate sleep on the weekends as compensation for a lack of sleep during weekdays may have beneficial effects on anxiety in youth, research presented at SLEEP showed. Sojeong Kim, a doctoral ...