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, ...

From educational apps to pre-dinner YouTube binges, screen time has become deeply ingrained in family life. But this increasing reliance on digital devices raises a crucial question: how is it ...

Screen time use by infants, toddlers and preschoolers has exploded over the last decade, concerning experts about the impact of television, tablets and smartphones on these critical years of rapid ...

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 ...

A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in JAMA Pediatrics showed evidence linking brain structure alteration in pre-K children with extended screen use. Researchers looked at ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years, according to ...

Constant notifications and screen time are rewiring your brain. Experts explain how always-on digital habits trigger mental fatigue, poor sleep, and what a digital detox can do.

A toddler plays with an iPad as her mother pushes her in a stroller. The child ignores her surroundings, mesmerized by the device. A preteen plays Fortnite with his online friends. Most of these ...

The bulk of independent studies suggest that learning online is often less effective than using paper text and may even be harmful.

Be honest. How much screentime do you clock each day? Americans are averaging around seven hours a day on their devices, and that may just be setting us up for some extremely negative cognitive ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and learning, according to two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland ...

The first time my daughter got sucked into screens for more than a few minutes, we were on a JetBlue flight coming home from vacation. She was about 3, I think, binge-watching cartoons. Small issue: ...