A should book features three concepts for rethinking masculinity: relationality, vulnerability, and inclination.

Young Americans are “a generation under profound strain” with little confidence in institutions and widespread economic concerns, according to a Harvard Institute of Politics survey of adults younger ...

The ways Americans get news and information have transformed dramatically in the 21st century. The news habits of the youngest adults reflect this shift – and may offer some insight into what the ...

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults. Here is a candidate for today's least surprising yet ...

Young people may be uniquely vulnerable to ultra-processed foods and more likely to overeat when consuming a diet high in them, according to a new study. In a tightly controlled Virginia Tech feeding ...

There was a time when 16 was the age to be. Katniss Everdeen was 16 when she volunteered for the Hunger Games. Tris Prior was 16 when she chose to leave her home behind and join Dauntless. Blossoming ...

“I’ll worry about my heart health when I’m older.” That may be too late, doctors warn. While the average age for being diagnosed with heart disease in the United States is typically in the mid-60s for ...

Ultra-processed foods, already known for their links to health problems in adults, are now shown to harm young adults too, disrupting blood sugar regulation long before illness appears. A four-year ...

November is here, which means it’s getting darker a whole lot earlier, the wind is suddenly really brisk, and the countdown to Christmas is officially on. It also means a final big push from the ...

The notion that your 20s are the best years of your life is more rumor than reality. It shows up in songs, films, ads, social-media posts—but it says more about Americans’ idealization of youth than ...

The comedy film No Sex Please – We’re British was released in 1973 with a largely youthful cast and one too many double entendres. Half a century later, that title seems more apt than ever, at least ...