Health information on M(onkey)pox, posted on the social media platform TikTok, is often inaccurate, incomplete, and of poor quality, finds a recent analysis of relevant videos, published in the open access journal BMJ Global ...
Mar 14, 2023
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So much of modern life is spent on screens: Zoom meetings and websites, smartphones and video games, televisions and social media. How are all those pixels and rectangles affecting how we see?
Feb 21, 2023
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During school breaks and holidays, children tend to increase their recreational screen time. As parents, we tend to worry, but do we need to? University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children's Hospitals' Jason ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Teens who perceived their friends posted alcohol-related content on social media reported drinking more than those who weren't exposed to such posts, a new study has found. In addition, adolescents overestimated the frequency ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Teen girls confronted by unrealistic body standards on social media are tuning out in droves in search of more positive online content, research shows.
Sep 6, 2022
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The first national COVID-19 lockdown that started in March 2020 presented an opportunity for researchers to investigate how people engage with nature via social media and whether there are associations between this form of ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Is too much screen time turning kids off of books?
May 24, 2021
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The actions that older adults take on Facebook may be more important to their user experience and well-being than their overall use of the site, according to researchers.
Jan 26, 2021
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Streaming services that are popular with teens and young people in India are flouting the nation's regulations on exposure to tobacco imagery in any media platform, reveals an analysis of 10 on-demand streaming series, published ...
Apr 9, 2020
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By now, much of the world is under some form of isolation in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19—a worthwhile effort, but one that can create some emotional distress, as well.
Apr 2, 2020
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