Jim Liebelt

Teens need more information about the potential damage that results from caffeine consumption, says a new study published in the Journal of...

Just last May, users of Snapchat - the video and photo social media app - were racking up two billion daily video views. Today, that number has now...

Using someone else's medication is the most common form of prescription stimulant misuse among adolescents, with 88 percent of teens who used the...

An argument about getting out of bed led a teenage boy to open fire on three family members, including his grandmother and two young children.

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Researchers have found a "strong association" between increasing body mass index (BMI) and high blood pressure in children and teens.

A new law in New Mexico means adolescents can now send explicit pictures, and as long as they are consensual, will not risk having any charges...

Young athletes face incredible pressures to not only succeed, but to be perfect. And new research has discovered that young athletes' attitudes...

Researchers have found that delaying high school starting times by 45-minutes improved students' tardiness and disciplinary violation rates.

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A new study finds that there may be a silver lining to teen risk-taking and misbehavior, specifically that teens who take risks may learn faster...

New research suggests that nearly 50 percent of teens seen in the emergency department for any reason report peer violence. Moreover, nearly 50...

A new study finds girls are more likely to become compulsive texters and suffer academically as a result.

A new study reports that adolescents chronically victimized during at least two school years, are about five times more at risk of thinking about...

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A new study shows that the age at which an adolescent starts using marijuana affects which parts of the brain will be affected. Early onset users...

Teenagers who serve strangers are less likely to participate in delinquent behaviors, and even small acts of service can have a great impact on the...

Constant criticism from parents reduces the likelihood that children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will have fewer symptoms...