Scientists from the University of Oregon Health and Science (OHSU) have warned that air pollution can have a serious impact ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, ...

This summer, many parents find themselves caught between excitement and anxiety as they help their college-bound children prepare for the next chapter in their lives. There’s the practical preparation ...

Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

Being in your 30s seems like a more evolved era of adulthood But a new study claims that you may still be in your adolescence ...

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A new study has found that adolescence can continue until the age of 32, as humans hit four major “turning points” in brain development at the ages of about nine, 32, 66 and 83. Published on Tuesday ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK — The human brain doesn't simply grow and then decline. Instead, it moves through five distinct structural phases over a lifetime, separated by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, ...

A study has found that children exposed to excessive IT device usage time before the age of two show changes in brain development, such as slower decision-making speed and heightened anxiety during ...

The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media ...