Studies show that taking even short breaks could reverse measures of cognitive decline.

Participants used a commercially available app called Freedom to block internet access on their phones for the duration of ...

If your teen is not a reader and you blame social media for hijacking their brains, you're not so far off base: A new study ...

Goals are to clarify benefits and risks of social media and to contribute to evidence-based guidance for healthy use for ...

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

After a landmark verdict in the social media addiction trial, a college student details the scope and impact of mindless ...

There is only a small link between social media use and well-being—and even that partly comes down to genetics. So say Dutch researchers after examining data from more 6,000 people on a Netherlands ...

Younger Americans are more likely to use social media at least sometimes for health information than their older peers.

New research finds that more social media use may lead to depressive symptoms over time. Credit: FG Trade Latin / E+ via Getty Images For years, research on social media and youth mental health has ...

Many countries are pursuing social media bans for anyone under 16, but a recent poll is putting the effectiveness of such ...