Jim Liebelt

New research in rats found that adolescent binge drinking modifies gene expression in a fashion that increases susceptibility to anxiety and...

According to a new study, when young, completely healthy men went just one night without sleeping, their blood showed elevated levels of the...

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Researchers at the University of Rochester have found a simple and timeworn solution to teenagers' lack of sleep: a clear bedtime that parents...

During early adolescence, especially the transition to middle school, kids face a number of challenges both socially and academically. Parents can...

Teenagers who've experimented with opioid painkillers are likely to be taking other health risks, a new study finds.

States that legalized recreational marijuana have seen an increase in problematic pot use among teens and adults aged 26 and older, a recent study...

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The more often young teens turn to social media, the more prone they are to eating disorders, new research suggests.

On college campuses in the United States, students suffer concussions twice as often as believed, and most of those injuries occur off the playing...

As electronic-cigarette use has soared among America's teens, so have the number vaping marijuana, two new reports indicate.

The number of teens taking and overdosing from benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed anxiety medications, has risen dramatically over the past...

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Most American parents say they might have trouble distinguishing between a teen's typical mood swings and possible signs of depression, a recent...

Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than...

More than 70 percent of teenage girls who are risky drinkers report unwanted sexual attention from other drinkers—just one of a multitude of harms...

New government research delivers some concerning news for U.S. teens -- almost 1 in 5 has prediabetes -- higher than normal blood sugar levels that...

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies.