In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana's major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage brains, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found changes to the structure of ...

Adolescence marks an important transition not just socially and physically, but neurologically. During this period, higher cognitive ...

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.

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

In Western cultures, adolescence is often viewed as a time of rebellion and irresponsibility. A new article published in the journal Child Development Perspectives synthesized recent research on ...

Complexity of self-management and diversity of social exposure both increase as one grows through adolescence. For example, now parents can often observe a young person struggling with more ...

Binge-drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development at a critical time and leave lasting effects on genes and behavior that persist into adulthood. The findings, by researchers at the ...