Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph.D. A way to think about adolescence is simply as one example of human change – that larger process of redefinition that continually keeps upsetting and resetting the terms of ...

Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those ...

Change is the law of living things, the constant process that keeps upsetting and resetting the terms of our existence all the time. Moment to moment, one day to the next, our lives are in constant ...

INDIANA – Adolescence is a time often marked by mood swings, intense emotions, and confusion. Stress, anxiety, and even ...

What makes up the adolescent experience is largely the sense of nostalgia associated with a transient period of life that is ...

Adolescents with internet addiction may experience changes in the architecture of the brain that could lead to other addictive behaviors and tendencies, one study suggests. Some experts have long ...

Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) during adolescence play an important role in the association between air pollution exposure and insulin resistance, according to a new study led by investigators from ...

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier than among peers, it may have consequences for young people—even when it ...

Ruling Our eXperiences’s (ROX) Girls’ Index compiles data taken from a survey of tens of thousands of girls in schools across the country. For the 2023 Girls’ Index, declines in confidence and ...

Puberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing oestrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they’re called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). If adolescents take these ...