Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

One of the most surprising findings is that the period the scientists refer to as “adolescence” starts around the age of nine ...

Smartphones are widely owned by children in America, with a Pew Research Center survey finding that 95% of teens ages 13-17 ...

Children who are given a smartphone before age 12 are at higher risk of insufficient sleep, obesity and depression, a new ...

A Cambridge study has broken down the brain’s life cycle into phases. The biggest takeaway? Adolescence doesn’t end until ...

Researchers reveal that four ages - nine, 32, 66 and 83 - are when the brain's most pivotal development occurs.

A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and adolescents, and points to great complexity in the effects of that usage.