Charles E Irwin, Jr.
University of California, San Francisco
United States
Editor-in-Chief

To advance scientific understanding of adolescent and young adult health, promote evidencebased prevention and treatment strategies, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and support research that improves clinic...
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University of California, San Francisco
United States
Editor-in-Chief
Karl Hollis Medical Research Centre
Editor-in-Chief
Autoimmunity
Institut de Recherche Biomédicale
Associate Editor
Virology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
United States
Specialty Chief Editor
Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa
Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Adolescent Endocrinology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
United States
Specialty Chief Editor
Addiction in Adolescents
University of Illinois Chicago
United States
Associate Editor
Addiction in Adolescents
Oregon State University
United States
Associate Editor
Addiction in Adolescents
38 editors · 1 reviewer
Original Research
Published
Sharon L. Nichols · Kun Yang · Donni A. Staley · Jillian O'Keeffe · Xin M. Tu · Joseph P. Happer · Kathleen Hall · Mingxin Deng · Sarah Hasheem · Runze Wang · Amy E. Lansing · Joanna Jacobus · Christine Fennema-Notestine
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2026.1716084
Review
Published
Valentina Fainardi · Elena Barbetta · Matilde Petz · Luisa Rizzo · Flamina Ruberti · Susanna Esposito
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2026.1723536
Original Research
Published
Francisco José de Menezes-Junior · Caroline Brand · Maiara Cristina Tadiotto · Tatiana Aparecida Affornali Tozo · Patricia Ribeiro Paes Corazza · Jorge Mota · Beatriz Pereira · Rafaela Rosário · Neiva Leite
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2026.1742863
Original Research
Published
Patricio M. Viera Perez · Lauren D. Hill · Katharine E. Crooks · Benjelene D. Sutherland · Angela R. Laird · Elisa M. Trucco · Matthew T. Sutherland
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2026.1741884
Original Research
Published
Ryan M. Sullivan · Alexander L. Wallace · Carissa W. Tomas · Hailey G. Wirtz · Christine L. Larson · Krista M. Lisdahl
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2026.1737529
Brief Research Report
Published
Marco Antonio Murillo-Maldonado · Brigney I. Aceves-Poveda · Mariana Hernández-Esquivel · Luis Juárez-Villegas · Miguel Angel Palomo-Colli · Elisa Dorantes-Acosta
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2025.1718457
Editorial
Published
Anita Cservenka · Joanna Jacobus · Tammy Chung
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2025.1743629
Review
Published
Vanessa Lozano Wun · Monica Luciana
Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
doi 10.3389/fradm.2025.1654784

Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine publishes multidisciplinary research focused on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of health conditions affecting adolescents and young adults. Its scope includes physical and mental health, sexual and reproductive health, adolescent endocrinology, substance use and addiction, adolescent and young adult oncology, obesity, nutrition, and the biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing health and development.
To advance scientific understanding of adolescent and young adult health, promote evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and support research that improves clinical practice, health policy, and long-term well-being.
Research in medicine published in Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics.
Research in genomics published in Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics.
Research in immunology published in Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics.
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