New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your kid the latest memes — it may actually be messing with their ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Children aged 9-13 who spent more time on social media performed worse on reading, memory and language tests two years later, ...

Overall, this study "suggests that increasing social media use comes at a developmental cost, strengthening the argument that ...

A recent study revealed that social media use could be subtly harming brain development in tweens.According to research ...

Longitudinal data shows increasing or high addictive use of social media and mobile phones in adolescents significantly raises the risk of suicidal behaviors and ideation.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...