Adolescence is often portrayed as a period of struggle and friction, filled to the brim with exhilarating ups and depressing downs. Young people’s behavior tends to be stereotyped as self-absorbed and ...

Over the years, as I've delved deeper into my research on the development of decision-making, my empathy toward adolescents has grown significantly. I have come to recognize the complexity of the ...

Understanding how sexuality affects the lives of adolescents requires understanding what the term “adolescence” means. Adolescence occurs between the onset of puberty and adulthood — all stages of ...

For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time. But to a brain scientist, it's a marvel. "I want people to understand that adolescence is not a disease, that adolescence is an ...

The High-Potency Gradient: Teaming up with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, researchers found that adolescents who ...

DISORDERS. AND ONE IN PARTICULAR IS BEING SEEN MORE OFTEN IN TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS. IT’S CALLED AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER OR ARFID. AND THIS MORNING WE WELCOME LEILANI SCHULER. SHE’S ...