The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services to ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think and fit in. But who matters most ...

In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana's major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage brains, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found changes to the structure of ...

The brain develops in spurts throughout childhood and adolescence, but not much is understood about the process. To disentangle this complicated puzzle surrounding one of the body’s most mysterious ...

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 ...

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, ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Adolescence—beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20s—is a ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Recent research on adolescent development has underscored important behavioral ...

The adolescent years are crucial for setting dietary habits that have long-lasting impacts on health. This period marks significant physical and psychological changes, making it vital for preventing ...

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