Jim Liebelt

A new study reports that watching too much TV can contribute to poor eating habits and school performance in adolescence and suggests that screen...

According to a new report from eMarketer, Facebook use will decline for the first time among 18-to-24-year-olds and the decline in usage by kids...

Far fewer young people are turning up in U.S. emergency rooms with assault injuries, but youth violence remains a serious issue, a new government...

Highly caffeinated energy drinks aren't safe for children and teens, and should not be marketed to them, a leading sports medicine organization...

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A new study suggests that contrary to popular opinion, psychiatric medications are not overprescribed for American kids.

More teenagers are identifying themselves with nontraditional gender labels such as transgender or gender-fluid, according to a new study.

A new study from the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine has found that efforts are needed to help youth remain nicotine free -...

A coalition of child health advocates has published an open letter to Facebook calling for the company to shutter Messenger Kids, its messaging app...

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Generation Z, young people born between 1999 and 2015, are the first truly "post-Christian" generation, identifying as atheists at a rate double...

Most American teenagers are plagued by too little sleep, which can hurt their health and their school performance, federal health officials said.

A new study has found that women who began having their periods before age 12 were 10 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who...

A new Australian study finds no evidence to support the practice of parents providing alcohol to their teens in an effort to protect them from...

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Researchers have discovered that teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk...

For teens, using either marijuana or cigarettes is associated with higher odds of psychotic-like experiences, a new study published in the journal...

Teens who are glued to their smartphones and other devices are unhappier than those who spend less time on digital media, new research finds.