Jim Liebelt

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

Researchers have found that students who feel a greater sense of belonging with their peers, family and school community are less likely to become...

A University of Washington pilot study found that teenage girls who experience headaches saw about a 40% decrease in headache frequency after...

New research shows summertime is a peak season for first time drug experimentation.

A new study finds although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do...

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

Experts are urging parents to brush up on national guidelines following a rapid rise in screen time on electronic devices for children under two.

A new study finds that skipping breakfast, a common habit among teenagers, correlates directly with increased waist circumference and body mass...

A national poll found that while most parents say they are doing enough to prepare their teen for adulthood, they gave low rankings of their teen's...

Teens who take prescription opioid painkillers to get high could be taking a step toward heroin use, researchers say.

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

A new study finds teens are not sexting at epidemic levels (good news) as sometimes reported, but efforts to discourage sexting don't seem to be...

A new study took a longitudinal look at how school suspensions are related to offending behaviors and found that rather than decreasing subsequent...

Too much social media might be too much for the mental well-being of teenagers, new research suggests. The more that teens used social media and...

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

New evidence suggests that adolescent bullying and victimization may have origins in the home, with many bullies having parents who are hostile,...

Teens who use Spice, K2 or other synthetic marijuana products may risk medical harm, including coma and seizures, researchers report.

When a high school senior becomes a university freshman, change is the name of the game. As healthy, home-cooked meals give way to a campus diet of...