Don’t want to ditch social media, but feel like it’s taking a toll on your mental health? You might not have to choose. New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that improving ...

Toronto, ON - The US Surgeon General recently recommended a warning label for social media platforms due to concerns about their impact on youth mental health. The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of depression in adolescents and young adults -- and a simultaneous uptick in the inclusion of technology and social ...

Researchers are only just beginning to piece together the complex ways that technology affects young minds, but a new study raises some serious concerns. The new ...

Children don’t spend all of their time at school, so it’s not only the responsibility of educators to help young people curb their social media use. Much of the responsibility lies with federal ...

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

Another study suggests that social media use may contribute to mental health issues, particularly for people with conditions affecting their sense of self and reality. Researchers from Simon Fraser ...

Health advice abounds on social media. It can come in many forms: patients sharing tips in online forums, videos with people who say they’re health professionals, paid posts and testimonials from ...

Study followed participants for years, starting at around 9 or 10 years old High social media addiction linked to higher risk of suicidal thoughts Total screen time had no effect According to NPR, Dr.

Experts recommend parents engage with their kids about their online activities. For today's youth, taking a selfie is like second nature. But their connections with social media may be skewing their ...