Jim Liebelt

Esports is a perfect reflection of how sports and leisure changed with the internet: a new report says 10% of U.S. broadband households watch...

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Teenage drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a collision or near miss during the first three months after getting a driver's...

Recent research asserts allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences, especially on adolescent sufferers.

According to a new study from the University of Portland, this year 1 in 4 high school girls will deliberately injure themselves by methods as...

Excessive drinking during adolescence may interfere with the activity of brain cells needed for sustaining short term memory, according to new...

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When a teen athlete is tired, their risk of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury rises, a new study suggests.

Marijuana use directly increases the chance of psychosis in teens, new research suggests.

In a representative survey of nearly 15,000 kids in grades 9 through 12, just over 15 percent -- equal to 2.5 million American youths -- said they...

Teenage girls who diet are more likely to act in ways inimical to good health, including smoking, binge drinking and skipping breakfast, according...

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A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health found that nearly all young people have struggles with eating, activity and...

Only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well over the long term, despite evidence-based treatment, according to a new...

The obesity epidemic among American teens is being fed by a waning desire to lose weight, a new report suggests.

According to a recent study, many teens and young adults in the United States -- particularly women and girls -- are physically inactive, which is...

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Today's teens are a much tamer lot, with the fewest rates of high school students turning to sex or drugs since 1991, according to researchers from...