This article explains how social media influences mood, sleep and stress, with practical tips for mindful use and support.

Heavier use of social media and video games does not in itself worsen teenagers’ mental health, despite widespread concerns, ...

It's not always obvious. Learn to recognize the 10 subtle but serious signs that your social media habits are negatively ...

Heavy use of smartphones, internet, and many social media platforms can have debilitating effects on our neural processing, ...

The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, in partnership with ...

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

A study of 25,000 teens found no evidence that social media or gaming predicts later anxiety or depression, challenging ...

A major new study from the University of Manchester suggests that social media and video games are unlikely to cause mental ...

Social media use among young adults is nearly universal worldwide. For instance, 95 per cent of teenagers (13–17) in the United States are on social platforms, with about a third ...

Netflix’s Adolescence has sparked global debate by portraying how loneliness, masculinity norms, and online influences can ...

Details of the study were announced as the government said it would consult over a possible social media ban for under-16s in ...