Screen time has been linked to all sorts of problems, from depression and obesity to poor sleep. But how worried should you really be? Jacob Aron sifts through the evidence ...

Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to ...

Excessive screen time has become a growing public health concern, and I have witnessed how this affects children’s health.

It's a common scene on public transport. A parent holds a mobile phone showing noisy cartoons to their young child. The pair ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will ...

Starting Dec. 10, all Australians under the age of 16 will be banned from social media. The list of banned platforms currently includes TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Snapchat, YouTube, ...

Simply put, social media algorithms are like an “invisible waiter” who always observes what you like, then brings you the ...

Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.

We evaluate the effects of the nationwide transition in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) from paper vouchers to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards ...

New study by CHOP and Penn Medicine researchers underscores the need for teens to put their phones down in favor of physical ...

An author, Oluyemi Awolokun, has advocated for the protection of children from adult-rated content in his new book.Awolokun, while speaking at the Book Reading & Signing event held at Rovingheights ...

A push by three elite Toowoomba schools to delay smartphone ownership among their students until high school has split ...