Jim Liebelt

The always-online generation may be starting to unplug a bit.

According to a new survey, teenagers who wake up early for school, sleep less than eight hours per night or spend time on their electronic devices...

An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist...

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In a new study, researchers found that the influence of peer pressure continues into early adulthood, while middle-aged and older adults are better...

New research examines whether mental health leads to exclusion and truancy, or whether exclusion and truancy are in fact contributing to poor...

Teens have a higher risk of self-injury -- deliberately cutting or burning themselves -- if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling...

A new study finds that schools which place higher focus on test scores and bottom-line results instead of student learning are more likely to see...

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A new study suggests that forest bathing, the simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you while breathing...

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began—particularly among females—a new...

Men who were physically fit when they were young had a lower risk of atherosclerosis almost 40 years later, according to a study led by researchers...

Many younger children could be permanently damaging their hearing by blasting loud music on their earbuds and headphones, a new report finds.

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Youth who are bullied in childhood develop more internalizing, externalizing, and total mental health problems in late adolescence, according to a...

In a new study, researchers found that teenagers in romantic relationships are less likely to form new friendships, yet these relationships don’t...

A shift in parenting early in a child's development might help curb the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research...

Teenagers who are constantly stressed out have a higher risk of suffering mental illness when they enter adulthood.