Regular social media use during early adolescence is linked to weaker reading and vocabulary development over time, new ...

If your teen is not a reader and you blame social media for hijacking their brains, you’re not so far off base: A new study ...

New research from the University of Georgia shows frequent social media use may impact a child’s development.

An analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study data showed that children accepted by their parents and more ...

Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development. OHSU researchers explain that air pollution causes ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...

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 ...

Studies in adolescent animals suggest that some components of the developing serotonergic system respond to SSRI treatment in a similar fashion to the adult system. For example, chronic (over 22 days) ...