Jim Liebelt

A new study finds that while old cars may be cheaper, they have fewer safety features, and parents might want to think of getting their young...

A new survey finds that 88 percent of teens use Facebook, down from 94 percent in 2013.

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The NIH's 2014 Monitoring the Future survey of 40,000 teens finds that use of cigarettes, alcohol, and abuse of prescription drugs has declined...

New research finds that boys are more likely to spread rumors or make nasty remarks about peers than girls.

More than 90 percent of American high school students are chronically sleep-deprived, putting their health and academic performance in jeopardy, a...

In a recent study, researchers found that the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine does not impact teenage girls' sexual behavior.

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Despite their technological isolation, a new study finds that today's teens feel less lonely than previous generations of American teenagers.

Revenue that U.S. colleges and universities collect from tuition is growing at the slowest rate in a decade, according to an annual report from...

A new study finds that when teens are criticized by their mothers, the regions of the brain that regulate control of emotions and empathy shut...

New research suggests that when kids are exposed to family arguments they may be better able to handle conflict in their romantic relationships...

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Youngsters who enter puberty early are at increased risk for depression, a new study suggests.

Teens prescribed anxiety or sleep medications are up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs than those who had never had a prescription,...

Many teens are abused online by the people they're dating, a new study suggests.

Adolescents' alcohol use is influenced by their close friends' use, regardless of how much alcohol they think their general peers consume,...

New research from Princeton University finds that playing video games five hours a week, may actually make people smarter. Skills learned for...