Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

It's common that as kids get to high school and transition to adulthood, they begin to skip yearly wellness visits with a ...

Sara Ruiz/ / Getty Images/iStockphoto Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical ...

To realise India’s youth dividend, adolescent girls must move from the margins to the centre of our development agenda.