Circadian misalignment in adolescents is linked to structural changes in brain regions that regulate emotional processing and cognitive function.

Sleep is a fundamental biological necessity, especially during adolescence, a period marked by rapid physical, emotional, and ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

A and B, t-statistic values from linear mixed-effects models for associations between greenspace exposure and T2 cortical thickness (A), T2 surface area (B), change in cortical thickness change (C) ...

The National Institutes of Health awarded a seven-year continuation of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, providing FIU and 20 other study sites ...

Adolescent girls who actively partake in recreational physical activity can have significant protection against risks of ...

Anxiety remains one of the most diagnosed clinical symptoms in adolescence and is a potent precursor to and exacerbator of substance use disorder. In their new $3.8-million study entitled ...

Advances in understanding adolescent brain development may aid future treatments of mental illness and alcohol and substance use disorders, according to new research. Advances in understanding ...

Puberty is much more than just a time of biological overdrive, propelled by sexual maturation. Progress in developmental science has greatly broadened the perspective of this critical maturational ...

A recent study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research has found that adolescent girls who engage in regular organised physical activity show favourable changes in breast tissue composition ...