Legalization of recreational marijuana by many states has made it easier for teens to get access to highly potent and convenient forms of the drug, creating new hazards for teen health. New research ...

Questions about the fate of several teenagers are swirling in a Georgia community. Their prank was juvenile, yet textbook. The ending – the death of a beloved teacher – was not. Five 18-year-olds face ...

Australian Teens Are Sneaking Onto Social Media Despite Ban About 5 million accounts for people under age 16 were shuttered once the law came into effect in December.

Teenagers naturally fall asleep later, which makes early school start times a recipe for chronic sleep deprivation. Researchers studying a Swiss high school that introduced flexible start times found ...

Eight hours of sleep used to be the norm, and all-nighters with only a few hours of rest were rare among teenagers. In recent years, however, there has been an alarming decline in sleep duration. It ...

So much for Generation ZZZs. Teens are getting less sleep than ever — and it’s becoming a crisis. The downsides of poor sleep are well-documented, especially for teenagers, who are at risk for ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...

A majority of American teenagers believe that their peers are using artificial intelligence to cheat in school, according to new research, and more than 1 in 10 teens use AI for emotional support or ...

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.” A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think ...

If you’re on health and fitness corners of the internet, or if you eat at certain fast-casual chains, you’ve probably noticed a pattern: protein. Fitness influencers are hyping up protein powders, ...

Sugary drinks may be linked to more than just physical health problems in teens. A new review of multiple studies found a consistent association between high consumption of beverages like soda, energy ...

Ride-share company Lyft has introduced Lyft Teen, a new service with safety features for teenagers ages 13 to 17 and their parents. Lyft Teen allows teenagers to request rides with background-checked ...