Jim Liebelt

Obesity in adolescence may raise the odds for colon cancer in adulthood, a large new study finds, where overweight and obese teens in Israel had...

According to a new survey, Instagram is the network of choice for cyberbullies in 2017, with Facebook close behind.

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The suicide rate among 10- to 14-year-olds doubled between 2007 and 2014, surpassing the death rate in that age group from car crashes, according...

A new review of existing research looking at the effects of alcohol among young people found that heavy drinking can cause brain changes resulting...

A new study has found that teenagers who self-harm are more likely to experience substance abuse and psychosocial problems as adults.

A recent study from JAMA Neurology suggests that former high school football players do not face an enhanced risk in later-life for cognitive...

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Members of Gen Z, the next generational cohort in line after the much-pursued millennials, is spending significantly less time with text-based...

U.K. researchers have discovered depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female teen patients in certain brain regions.

A recent study among worldwide internet users of all ages found that younger technology users (ages 15 to 19) struggle most (44%) with taking a...

A new study has found that teenagers who increase their marijuana use are more likely to experience psychotic-like episodes.

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Teens with higher BMIs (body mass index), including those who fall in the upper end of the accepted normal range, may be at greater risk of death...

In 2016, the teen birth rate dropped 9% compared to the previous year, a new government report found. This record low for teens having babies...

Teens and young adults who use electronic cigarettes -- also known as vaping -- are almost four times as likely as their non-vaping counterparts to...

A new study has found that adolescents living in medical marijuana states with a plethora of dispensaries are more likely to have tried new methods...

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