Nearly a quarter of teens sleep 5 hours or less per night and the majority sleep less than 8 hours. The problem is pervasive ...

Experts share how much sleep teenagers need and why. Plus, tips to help teens sleep better.

SHANGHAI — Early to bed, early to rise makes teenagers… smarter? New international research using Fitbit data from thousands of teens has revealed that adolescents with earlier bedtimes and longer ...

Kids had a tough time adapting to their new at-home reality during the pandemic. School shutdowns, isolation from friends, the palpable stress of living in a society pushed nearly to its breaking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female adolescent brains (left) experienced more cortical thinning than male brains (right), particularly in areas tied to ...

A recipient of the Smith Medal in 2020, Jensen is also a leading expert in adolescent brain development—its unique strengths and vulnerabilities—and the implications for medical care, education, and ...

It’s easy to think that a few minutes less sleep won’t make much difference. But research shows that, during adolescence, even a short change in bedtime can shape brain development and thinking skills ...

For decades, my colleagues and I advanced the premise that early substance use—nicotine, alcohol, or cannabis (or other addicting drugs)—interferes with critical maturation stages, particularly ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

More than 10,000 U.S. children included in America’s largest long-term study of brain development and child health ...