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

Social media can affect relationships both positively and negatively. Here's how to use social media to build meaningful ...

Social media can affect teenagers negatively or positively, depending on how they use it. Here's how to talk about social ...

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

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

There is a new warning for parents about how social media affects pre-teens.A new study was published on Monday in the ...

We live in a world where it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell where reality ends and virtual life begins. Whether you’re donning a VR headset to explore new identities or endlessly scrolling ...

Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

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

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Treating social media use at work like a smoke break could curb its effects, researchers suggested. Should employers treat social media use at work like giving workers a smoke break? That is one ...

The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a ...