Learn about the significant impacts of delayed puberty on children's growth, development, and emotional well-being, and the ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

While each experience of adolescence is individually unique, I believe that many changes and challenges are much the same for them all. Usually beginning around ages 9 to 13 years, this eight- to ...

Most young people seem to understand that adolescence is no time to go it alone. Such social isolation can breed loneliness (“I don’t have friends to keep me company”) and ignorance (“No one tells me ...

Many mood and psychological disorders develop during adolescence; however, the relationship between adolescent stress-related neurogenesis and psychiatric illnesses during this period remains unclear.

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

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) ...

Patellar tendinopathy interventions have primarily focused on adult athletes with equivocal success,1 rather than targeting potential prevention strategy(s) during the adolescent growth spurt; a ...

Friendships matter deeply during adolescence-and their impact echoes well into adulthood. Friends are not just companions; ...

This article is authored by Poornima Garg, country director, Room to Read India.

Dr. Stephen Kemp answers the question: 'How Does Type 1 Affect Child Growth?' — -- Question: How does Type 1 diabetes affect a child's growth and development? Answer: Growth and development are ...