Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor and renowned whistleblower, recently shared his apprehensions regarding the influence of screens on children, specifically his own, through a thread on X, ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo ...

A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and make ...

Co-authored by Richard Zhang, M.D., M.A. and Eunice Y. Yuen, M.D., Ph.D. In 2022, a year after China’s government prohibited youth under age 18 from playing online games more than three hours per week ...

“Cell phone addiction” may refer to a compulsive and excessive reliance on mobile devices that causes negative consequences in various aspects of life. Doctors do not formally recognize cell phone ...

Parents face numerous challenges when raising children, but few topics prove as daunting as discussing addiction. Recent research has revealed that maintaining open dialogue about substance abuse not ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...