Radial reports that teen depression is prevalent yet under-treated. Effective options include therapy, antidepressants, and ...

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Many sexual assault victims also suffer a form of brain damage, reveals new research. Previous studies have shown that around ...

For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

With strengthened attention and focus skills, teens become better at persevering, planning for goal achievement, organizing, ...

For years, the debate over teens and screens has been defined by uncertainty. Parents, teachers, doctors and policymakers have argued over whether phones and social media were truly harming young ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you'll inevitably stumble across the line: "Your frontal lobe isn't ...

Teens talk about their “brain rot” online. While there isn’t data to back it up, per se, experts do have concerns about the effect on kids and adults.

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain." Here’s what we know—and when parents should be ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...