Here's another reason to get your kids up and moving: Excessive TV watching in childhood leads to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome at age 45, a new long-term study finds.
Jul 24, 2023
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Not so long ago, if a child was home sick from school, the main screen-based entertainment was daytime television. The options were limited to The Price is Right or reruns of Home and Away.
Jul 19, 2023
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Nearly 1 in 4 adolescents in the United States experienced obesity from 2017 to 2020, and youths of color experienced disproportionately higher obesity rates, at approximately 26 percent of Hispanic youth and 25 percent of ...
Jul 13, 2023
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It may be a technology developed in the 19th century, but James Cook University researchers have found radio still offers a surprising range and depth of experience to listeners today.
Jul 5, 2023
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Social media can often be one of the first places people with anxiety turn for information and coping strategies. But is what they come across accurate or even helpful?
Jun 8, 2023
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The language that adolescent girls use in texts and on social media reflects day-to-day changes in their moods, new University of Oregon research shows.
May 22, 2023
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"I don't listen to adults when it comes to this sort of thing," a 17-year-old told me.
Apr 12, 2023
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Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there's growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health. A new study. published in Psychology of Popular Media, found that limiting ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Access to mobile technology is extremely common in the United States, so much so that it is hard to imagine daily life without it. More than 86% of Americans report using their smartphone as their primary source of obtaining ...
Apr 5, 2023
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A new national study finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) preteens ages 10–14 reported 10.4 hours of daily recreational screen time, which was nearly four hours more than their straight peers.
Mar 31, 2023
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