Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and ...

A new study carried out by a multinational research group showed high levels of suicidal thoughts and attempts in adolescents ...

Interest in these drugs surged in 2021 when semaglutide was approved for weight management in adults under the brand name ...

Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even ...

Researchers found that cannabis use during adolescence significantly increases the risk of developing psychotic disorders, ...

A new CDC report finds that in 2022, over 7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. had gotten an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives. That’s 1 out of every 9 kids. And it's a million ...

Parents are often eager to give their adolescent children advice about school problems, but they may find that youth are less than receptive to their words of wisdom. However, kids who don't seem to ...

"Our analysis shows that adolescents scored consistently higher on a measure of cannabis use disorder symptoms over a 12-month period, compared to adults," said study first author Dr. Rachel Lees.

In 2022, 6.7 million U.S. adolescents had one or more behavioral health conditions, and the the total number of them with those conditions skyrocketed from 2011 to 2021. During that decade ...

Mental health problems represent one of the largest burdens of disease among young people, examining its influencing factors (especially the buffering effect of positive individual personal traits) is ...

Dubbed, understanding adolescents, a guide for parents and caregivers; the handbook is meant to equip Parents and Caregivers with relevant knowledge to effectively provide guidance that is ...

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