Banning screens is often not an option. So Science News spoke with experts studying screen use and addiction in teens to help families navigate this complex issue.

Issues of the brain are not just limited to adults anymore. Teenagers and young adults today are sleeping less, scrolling more, and living under constant pressure of the modern faced-paced lifestyle.

Adolescence critical period for brain development The study's findings suggest the effects of frequent nights of too little sleep snowball.

A study finds that greenspace exposure during early adolescence is linked to structural brain changes. These changes are associated with better academic performance and mental health outcomes.

Their study examined risk factors for adolescent maladaptive behaviors using large-sample data from the National Institute on Mental Health Data Archive Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development.

A study of adolescent brain development that tested children before and after coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in the United States found that girls’ brains aged far faster than expected ...

Mental illness often occurs for the first time during puberty and in young adulthood. This is because during adolescent brain development, a pronounced remodeling of cognitive networks takes place.

9 discoveries about the adolescent brain that transformed our understanding of teen substance use Illustration showing a teens brain being affected by drinks, social media and cigarettes.

Sandstone Care identified nine publications in the National Library of Medicine that reshaped researchers' understanding of the effects of substance use on the adolescent brain.

Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pandemic changed the brains of teenagers ...

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, ...