Moderate alcohol use can wreak havoc with memory in teens and young adults, according to a new study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The study, led by Dr. Scott Swartzwelder of...

Because marketing is so pervasive and powerful in today's culture, youth workers need to be aware of the many advertising strategies marketers employ in their efforts to influence children's and teens' spen...

About 10 years ago, the first video was posted to YouTube. It was a simple little thing titled "Me at the Zoo," but it since has been viewed 19 million times. YouTube wasn't intended to be a destination unto...

Chase Culpepper, a 17-year-old transgender student, is getting an apology from the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles—the upshot of an incident last year when a DMV employee told her that she nee...

More than half the food advertised during kids' television programs don't meet the U.S. government's nutritional guidelines, according to a study published in Preventing Chronic Disease. Children see about 1...

Arizona State University and edX, an online educational non-profit, are teaming up to allow students to complete a full year of freshman courses…at home. The classes are free as long as the student doe...

Eighty-year-old James Drain never went to prom when he was in high school, but this year, he got his chance. Drain attended Albertville High School's prom with his granddaughter, Joy Webb. She decided to tak...

ABC Family, a cable network created to cater to young parents and their kids, isn't that interested in families anymore. "That's not who we are," says Tom Ascheim, president of ABC Family. "It is not who we are...

On April 1, the so-called "front page of the Internet" introduced what it calls "The Button" along with a 60-second countdown clock. Each time the button is pressed, the clock resets, but only Reddit account ho...

Panama City Beach, one of the country's most popular destinations for college students over spring break, is considering legislation that should slow the flood of spring breakers to a trickle. Some experts say ...