By the time American teenagers reach age 16, nearly 40% have tried alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis, according to a landmark study tracking youth substance use across the ...

As substance use continues to be a major public health concern among adolescents, researchers from the University of ...

While prolonged screen use is often blamed for poor concentration and mental exhaustion, researchers are increasingly ...

It's been said that eyes are a window to the soul, but new research has found that an adolescent's brain response to a face ...

The state Board of Education, controlled by Republicans, is on the verge of requiring millions of students in Texas to study Bible stories. Texas is poised to make the Bible required reading for five ...

Texas is poised to make the Bible required reading for five million public school students. The Texas State Board of Education is expected to vote Friday to approve legislation to scrap teaching about ...

I’ve always thought this was just a personal character trait (one I’ve labored hard to change over the years). But perhaps I was wrong. New research has found that perfectionism is steadily rising ...

Emma Lembke joined Instagram at age 12. Soon, she found herself “scrolling mindlessly for hours, addicted to gaining a certain number of likes, a certain number of comments.” She often wanted to stop ...

It may be important to teach children theology, but kids are much more likely to experience God and his love through something simpler: the presence of caring, trustworthy adults. That’s according to ...

A new study of thousands of people in the U.S. has found no link between fluoride in water at the levels typically used in the U.S. and adolescent IQ or cognition as an adult. The research builds on ...

Fast fashion might come with a hidden danger: lead. Researchers testing children’s shirts from multiple retailers found every sample exceeded U.S. safety limits, raising concerns about toxic ...

Social media is designed to be addictive, jurors in a landmark trial against two of the largest social media companies have found. Research in recent years has increasingly suggested a causal link ...