More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise ...

Can't get your teenage girl off her smartphone, iPad or laptop? This could cost her much-needed sleep and increase her risk of depression, a new Swedish study says. Teenagers who spend more time on ...

Most children struggle with self-control when it comes to screen time, as do adults, but parents can try a few guidelines to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excess daily screen time may negatively impact cardiometabolic risk, particularly lipids, waist circumference ...

Excessive screen time among adolescents negatively impacts multiple aspects of sleep, which in turn increases the risk of depressive symptoms - particularly among girls. That is the conclusion of a ...

The study is first to link cardiometabolic risk and screen time in kids, teens. Kids and teens who spend more time on screens and get less sleep may have higher risks for future heart and metabolic ...

With all the discussion around the adolescent mental health crisis, a prime suspect has gone relatively unnoticed: sleep. I have treated thousands of youths struggling with mental illness over the ...

CHICAGO -- Kids and teens who spend more time on screens and get less sleep may have higher risks for future heart and metabolic problems such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy ...