Adolescence

In much the way you’re never really prepared for the bursts of violence and abuse in the Icelandic drama “Beautiful Beings,” about a quartet of wayward teenage boys from broken homes, you’re…

During adolescence, sex hormones drive significant physiologic changes. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is the development of acne -- a…

Greta Thunberg, David Hogg and Malala Yousafzai, all teenagers when their activism caught the world's attention, are proof that leadership develops well before adulthood. As essential as…

Young people who believe they come from poorer backgrounds than their friends are more likely to have lower self-esteem and be victims of bullying than those who feel financially equal to…

In a paper published in Progress in Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine neuroscientists described compelling new evidence of a critical neuroplasticity period in the…

Lisa McGee takes us on an adventure held together with strands of laughter, friendship, political tensions and stunning cameos for one last time Lisa McGee takes us on an adventure held…

A new study shows that that early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence. After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in…

Cannabis exposure during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of psychopathology…

BRUCE R. MILLER Many of the stories in “Growing Up” are heartbreaking.Teens talk openly about being bullied, about growing up without a support system,…

BRUCE R. MILLER Adolescence taught Gavin Arneson a valuable lesson: “It’s going to take other people to help get you where you want to go. You cannot do…