PFA contact among adolescents is linked to fatty liver disease, but not among young adults. In A Nutshell Forever chemicals ...

Mass General Brigham investigators found an association between negative experiences during pregnancy and risk of mental health problems, such as depression, as children reached their teenage years ...

High levels of screen time before age two is linked to slower decision-making at age 8 and higher levels of anxiety by ...

A long-term study shows how screen time in babies may alter brain development and increase vulnerability to anxiety years ...

Large amounts of screen time for toddlers is linked to anxiety during their teenage years, according to a new study.

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

For years, the debate over teens and screens has been defined by uncertainty. Parents, teachers, doctors and policymakers have argued over whether phones and social media were truly harming young ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain." Here’s what we know—and when parents should be ...

Research on adults who take S.S.R.I.s shows they tamp down sexual desire. Why aren’t we studying what that could mean for adolescents who take them? Credit...Photo illustration by The New York Times ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress “Wicked: For Good” sinks under its greed Woman who killed her five-month-old baby to 'fulfill' sins ...

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