For most moms and dads, as their child begins the 10- to 12-year coming-of-age passage, the growing transformation we call adolescence (usually beginning around ages 9 to 13), parenting becomes more ...
Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...
Change is the law of living things, the constant process that keeps upsetting and resetting the terms of our existence all the time. Moment to moment, one day to the next, our lives are in constant ...
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 ...
New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.
Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...
A and B, t-statistic values from linear mixed-effects models for associations between greenspace exposure and T2 cortical thickness (A), T2 surface area (B), change in cortical thickness change (C) ...
In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...
Background The global surge in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is a major public health challenge, particularly among ...
Countries with weaker social protection systems and higher income inequality tend to show wider adolescent health gaps.