The COVID-19 pandemic shifted our lives in myriad ways, including the amount of time we spent glued to our devices. Research published in 2021 found that Americans in their early twenties used their ...

In a hyperconnected world where smartphones rarely leave our hands, a new concern has emerged, digital dementia. Though the term sounds dramatic, experts say the symptoms linked to excessive screen ...

If you don’t know the term “brain rot” by now, congratulations! You probably don’t have it. It’s slang to describe the idea that being “very online” is harming our brains. It also describes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children who had more screen exposure as infants showed faster development in brain areas linked to visual processing and ...

It’s 9:08 p.m., and you’re in the hallway again. Your 11-year-old is asking for “just 10 more minutes” to finish their YouTube video. You glance at the clock, doing the math on how many hours of sleep ...

The effects of screen time are a point of frequent conversation. However, such discussions often focus on the impact of screen time on the health and well-being of children. But children are not the ...

Your child’s demand for five more minutes on the phone at night may seem harmless, but over time, it can impact their sleep cycle and overall health. A doctor shared its impact and what to do.

Professor James Wolffsohn and Dr. Amy Sheppard from Aston University School of Optometry are part of a new study which will explore how screen time affects babies and their families during the first ...

Parents say VR is advancing faster than the science. Parents want clearer answers about how it shapes kids’ brains and behavior.

Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety during their teenage years, ...