Like children, adolescents are growing rapidly. This is commonly referred to as the growth spurt. This rapid development means that adolescents have complex dietary needs. Unsaturated fat should ...

Mental health challenges can occur across the life span, however, specific transitional events may trigger or exacerbate ...

A lifecycle is the different stages of life for all living things, including humans. A kitten is born, it grows into an adolescent and then an adult, it reproduces, then it grows old and dies.

Poorer cardiovascular health in childhood and adolescence may be linked to early differences in brain structure, particularly ...

When chimpanzees reach adolescence, life becomes very different from what they've experienced so far — they must find their place in the complex social world of adults. Rachna Reddy, a ...