Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the U.S. more likely than younger children to die from injury. But what's responsible for this uptick in risk-taking around puberty?Our new ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

UNICEF's Innocenti Report Card 19 evaluates child well-being across OECD and EU countries, ranking countries not by ...

A new study led by researchers at McGill University has found that using cannabis from an early age—especially before 15 years old—and using it frequently can increase the risk of both mental and ...

Background Smartphone addiction is a growing concern, especially among adolescents, due to its negative impact on health. This study examines how leisure physical activity influence this relationship.

The brain is usually fully developed and mature by age 30. Although the brain will approach its full size by early childhood, the physical structure and function will continue to be refined as nerve ...

Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. Dysmenorrhoea affects many adolescents and often goes untreated for various sociocultural reasons ...

Alex Ezeh is a fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (Stias). Russell Viner and Sarah Baird do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

School of Sports Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, China Background: Given the prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity among Chinese adolescents, assessing the role of parents in ...

Objective: This study was designed to examine the mental health status of Chinese adolescents, investigate the effects of adolescent physical activity on mental health status, and verify the mediating ...