Adolescence is a liminal stage—it is the transitional threshold between childhood dependence and adult responsibility. The hard part is knowing when you've arrived. That questioning sentiment seems ...

Prologue: The voyage of life -- The tangled transition to adulthood -- Achieving intimacy -- I do : the evolution of marriage -- I don't : alternatives to marriage -- The trials of parenthood -- ...

Weight changes can occur across stages of life due to factors such as hormonal shifts, lifestyle changes, and metabolic variations. Recognizing these connections can aid in developing personalized ...

The division of life into a series of ages or stages can be found in philosophy as far back as Aristotle and in the arts dating to Shakespeare's As You Like It. In the monologue known as "All the ...

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

Prolonged insufficient physical activity in adulthood increases the body's stress burden, according to a large longitudinal ...

Jewel Scott receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is a volunteer with the American Heart Association. Emerging adulthood – the life stage that unfolds around ages 18-25 – is ...