Increasing use of social media throughout early adolescence is associated with lower performance in specific aspects of cognitive function.

Research has shown that adolescents' use of social media (SNS) is closely related to cognitive decline. The University of ...

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Daily screen time in late childhood predicts early adolescent depression. Shorter sleep and white matter changes (cingulum bundle) partially mediate this effect.

Adolescents who avoid peer relationships or prefer to be alone were found to have structural differences and weakened ...

Experts urged educators and policymakers to center the science of adolescent development in decisions affecting young people in Pennsylvania. They argued adolescence is the period when teens and young ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

This summer, many parents find themselves caught between excitement and anxiety as they help their college-bound children prepare for the next chapter in their lives. There’s the practical preparation ...

Approximately 20% of American adolescents experience a mental health disorder each year, a number that has been on the rise.