The Annie E. Casey Foundation is perhaps best known for its work helping America’s youth. Lisa Lawson, the president and CEO, has done extensive research into the development of teenagers. She joined ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D. For many parents, their daughter or son’s entry into adolescence can initially bring some sense of loss because now the days of childhood are over. They will never have ...

A new study suggests that hormonal contraceptive use during adolescence may impair the brain’s ability to retain fear ...

Higher testosterone levels during adolescence are associated with increased involvement of the brain's anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) in emotion control, but the opposite effect occurs during ...