CHAPEL HILL, NC. -- Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents' brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to ...
Why are teenagers less cooperative than adults? A new study using the Prisoner’s Dilemma and computational modeling explains ...
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 ...
In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...
Regular social media use during early adolescence is linked to weaker reading and vocabulary development over time, new ...
New research suggests that everyday “forever chemicals” may quietly affect children’s bone development long before adulthood.
New Global Standards for quality health-care services for adolescents developed by WHO and UNAIDS aim to help countries improve the quality of adolescent health care. Existing health services often ...
Ever notice how sometimes conversations between parents and (pre)teens change a lot, even day-to-day? And you know that a lot is going on in both parents’ and (pre)teens’ lives that affect how each ...
The new online M.S.T. in Adolescence Education, Grades 7-12, is designed to equip graduate students with the pedagogical skills needed to earn initial New York State certification in one of the ...