Recent research into the neural effects of alcohol and recreational drugs suggests that the developmental trajectory of the adolescent brain may be particularly vulnerable to pharmacological ...

Brain maturation during adolescence influences the development of restrictive or emotional eating habits in adulthood Unhealthy eating behaviors are linked to higher mental health challenges ...

Nearly 70% of adolescents report having at least one social media account, including 63.8% of youth aged younger than 13 ...

A study of 800 Spanish adolescents links ultra-processed food intake to lower academic performance, emphasizing diet ...

“But this formative season of adolescent brain development is also uniquely vulnerable to the pathologies of addiction. “Childhood is thus the exact worst time for someone to be exposed to ...

The largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce ...

The development of a teenager's brain ... the volume and thickness of the cortex - outer layer of the brain - decreases during adolescence. These changes to the brain have been shown to have ...

Sir, – After outlining the growing expert consensus fears over the harmful effects of social media on adolescent brain and mental health (“Social media has a limited effect on teenage mental ...