Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Far from being a harmless pastime, excessive screen use was linked to delayed language development, reduced cognitive skills, poor social behaviour, sleep disturbances, higher obesity risk, and diffic ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Researchers led by Dr. W. David Hill at the University of Edinburgh have identified a significant genetic correlation between childhood cognitive function and longevity, providing the first molecular ...

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

For younger children, free, unstructured play, often sparked by boredom, creates an environment where they set their own ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...

Children between 9 and 13 years of age who spent more time on social media performed worse on tests of reading, memory and ...

Harvard experts reveal screen-free habits vital for children's brain growth. Family meals, outdoor play, reading and hands-on ...

Children aged 9-13 who spent more time on social media performed worse on reading, memory and language tests two years later, ...