Teenage mood hormone found
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Scientists say they have identified the specific hormone that makes teenagers so volatile.
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Scientists produce the first firm evidence linking the popular acne drug Roaccutane to depression.
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Tall, thin teenage girls who put on a growth spurt at puberty are at highest risk of breast cancer - and milk may be the culprit. Their shorter, chubbier sisters are at lower risk and remain
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Julius Axelrod helped to discover how chemicals released by nerve cells in the brain regulate mood and behavior.
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NEW YORK  - The active ingredient in the   acne drug Accutane seems to cause depression-related behavior   in mice, a study has found.
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Bipolar disorder, a sometimes misdiagnosed mental illness characterized by wide emotional swings, may be identifiable by chemical abnormalities visible in victims' brains, researchers said Tuesday.
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Scientists say they have found the genetic switch that turns on puberty - a molecule called kisspeptin.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 10 - Teenagers whose bodies have a decreased response to insulin might face an increased risk of high blood pressure as adults, according to a large, long-term study reported at the American
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About 1 million US teenagers have high blood pressure, high blood-sugar levels or other conditions that may put them at risk of heart disease later in life, according to an American Heart Association report.
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Research from Australia in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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One murder case has attracted special attention amid a debate over the safety of antidepressant use in children and teenagers.
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High levels of a male sex hormone in foetuses are linked to a higher chance of developing autistic traits in childhood, scientists say.
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Scientists imaging brain activity of teenagers say they can explain some of the youngsters' "difficult" behaviour.
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Tall girls who receive estrogen therapy during adolescence to reduce their adult height are more likely to have fertility problems later in life.
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Study bolsters theory about interference with production of key hormone.
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Children exposed to high levels of testosterone in the womb showed more autism-related traits later in life, according to findings that suggest the male hormone may play a key role in the complex brain disorder.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.