Psychiatrists and researchers warn excessive digital use among children is a serious mental health concern, citing effects on behavior, sleep, and emotional development. Experts describe screen ...

The study identifies preschool gaming as a strong predictor of adult internet gaming disorder, highlighting the role of early exposure in addiction risk.

Minuscule movement patterns collected from smartphones and often undetectable to humans have been used to predict cravings and compulsive behaviors with groundbreaking accuracy—potentially offering ...

In 1995 the Internet was born. In 2007, the iPhone was introduced. No one warned the 12-year-olds at the time. Now they are 43, and more than one generation is struggling to deal with new forms of ...

For the past decade, the conversation around social media and mental health has lived in an uncomfortable gray area. Parents sensed something was off, clinicians observed rising anxiety and depression ...

You may have heard the term “brain rot” floating around as you’ve navigated the internet while engaging with funny videos or photos, or scrolling a social media post’s comment section, but ...