How to prevent teen pregnancy, researchers gain insight.

Lots of the decisions that teens make during teenage years set them down paths that affect their health and happiness when they are adults.

The practice of ridicule both reflects and affects teens' perceptions of belongingness, the content of ridicule conveys information about the consumption norms and values of peer groups.

Teens appear to be getting the message to buckle up. Another highlight involves the alcohol use.

Estrogen seems to play a different role during stress in black and white teen girls, a difference that may help explain higher cardiovascular disease rates in blacks.

Non fatal and self inflicted injuries by teenage and young adult females are major public health problems.

Bigger, heavier hearts portend heart disease risk even before adulthood.

Glossy pages of magazines are filled with stunning celebrities and rail thin models, leading more teens to experience eating disorders and distorted body images.

Most of the teenage girls she talked with were given cellphones by their parents to keep them safe, a safety that the girls believed was a real concern.

For some teens, tex messaging can become a habit that affects their school work, their ability to sleep at night and how they interact with their friends face to face.

Could the online virtual experiences be the future national park trips for America's youth?

Groups of teenagers 'hanging out' on the streets may look intimidating, but young people often gang together with friends as a way of keeping safe and avoiding trouble.

Owning a piece of clothing or other merchandise with an alcohol brand name on it may be associated with an earlier start to drinking.

The teens were offered a $100 mall gift certificate if they stuck with the six-month study, and all did.

Media exposure strongly influences supplements use by teens.