The social and emotional effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on teenagers may have resulted in accelerated brain aging in adolescents, according to a new study.

COVID lockdowns may have caused teenagers' brains to age prematurely, research suggests. This accelerated maturation was particularly pronounced in young girls, with potentially irreversible structural changes seen in all areas of their brains.

COVID-19 lockdowns prematurely aged teenagers' brains by years - particularly for girls, reveals new research. According to the study, restrictive