In conclusion, the plight of adolescents like Adwoa is not merely a personal tragedy but a critical issue for Ghana’s ...

Across the country, police and city officials are trying to crack down on sometimes violent youth gatherings, but the teens ...

Social barriers to women's participation remain the biggest challenge over the past one and a half years, BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh said. He made the remarks while speaking at a reunion of ...

A new principal will take the reins at Ashwaubenon High School next year, crossing the river from east Green Bay. Here's what ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

Youth cannabis use between ages 9 and 17 years is associated with slower cognitive development during a time of key brain development.

Teenagers who begin using cannabis may experience slower development in key thinking and memory skills, according to ...

A systematic review reveals adolescent cannabis use alters brain structure, elevates addiction risk, and impacts cognitive ...

But from the perspective of neuroscience, reading is much more than just entertainment. This is especially true for children ...

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger are home to nearly 13 million adolescent girls aged 10–19 who face some of the steepest ...

The largest US study to date on teen cannabis uses shows that cannabis use during adolescence may hinder cognitive improvement over time.

The largest study of adolescent brain development ever conducted in the United States has produced a finding that parents in ...