Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications ...

Rather than thinking that adolescence ends at 18, groundbreaking brain research has shown that critical brain developmental ...

The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the ...

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Adolescents often sleep less than recommended and have substantially different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. Their ...

Exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain and cause damage to language ...

This summer, many parents find themselves caught between excitement and anxiety as they help their college-bound children prepare for the next chapter in their lives. There’s the practical preparation ...

The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media ...

While most adolescents remained resilient to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, girls and teens in the later stages of ...