Jim Liebelt

According to a new study conducted by Visa, the average family is planning to spend $1,139 for prom in 2013, an increase of 5 percent from last year.

Apparently, people love Snapchat, the messaging service with pics that disappear moments after you’ve receive them. According to co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, people are sending about 150 million photos a day.

Published online in the journal Pediatrics, doctors advise teens not to take the "cinnamon challenge," a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos, but which has led to hospitalizations and a surge in calls to the U.S. poison centers.

The 24th Annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) finds that one in four teens has misused or abused a prescription (Rx) drug at least once in their lifetime – a 33 percent increase over the past five years.

Is buying a home becoming the new engagement ring?

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

A new analysis of federal data estimates that just 32% of underage drinking deaths are traffic-related.

A new Nielsen report analyzes media habits of 12- to 34-year-olds and finds that those in the 12 to 17 age range spend 18% more time watching video on a mobile phone than 18- to 24-year-olds, and a huge 46% more than those 25- to 34-year-olds.

A new study finds that high use of social media among college students was associated with lower grade point averages and other negative outcomes.

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

The results of Piper Jaffray's 25th bi-annual teen survey showed Apple to be the most desired brand among American teenagers who care about things like smartphones and tablets.

A new report captures a snapshot of Americans' media usage.

The proliferation of media-able devices in our households (PCs, smartphones, tablets) is leading to a division of our attention when it comes to traditional television viewing and programming.

A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that increasing the hours of sleep adolescents get each night may reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity.

Risky rider behavior and passenger fatalities have lessened, but texting and speeding remain deadly habits, a new report says.

More than 18 percent of all babies born to teenagers in the U.S. are baby No. 2 or 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Americans are increasingly living together before marriage, and more women who cohabit are having children than in years past, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

According to a new study from the American Heart Association (AHA), a whopping 80 percent of American teenagers are eating foods that will make them prime candidates for heart disease.

According to a new study, teens who had trouble connecting well with their peers in early adolescence had difficulty establishing close friendships in young adulthood.