Screen time has been on the rise over current years, yet too much time spent scrolling online can have a negative effect – from affecting social skills and disrupting sleep to developing ‘tech neck’.

Myopia numbers worldwide are soaring, especially among kids. Doctor shares reasons and strategies to prevent it.

How much screen time is too much? With technology finding its way into this generation's childhood, much conversation has ...

"The type of screen activity does not appear to matter as much as the overall time spent using screens in bed," paper author Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health ...

Recently, the Swedish Public Health Agency published recommendations that adolescents use no more than two-to-three hours of daily leisure screen time, partly to promote better sleep. Previous ...

Insomnia risk rises and sleep duration drops the more you use a phone or tablet at bedtime, a new study finds.

Teenagers who spend more time on screens tend to get worse sleep, both in terms of sleep quality and duration, researchers ...

Unsurprisingly, social media, video games and texting were singled out in particular. Too much screen time can be bad for health. While video games can improve certain cognitive abilities ...

Android users can use turn to their Digital Wellbeing settings, which include widgets to remind users how much screen time they've had. There's also the option to create separate work and personal ...

World Health Day 2025: Globally, digital screen time is increasing at a rapid rate across all devices, from working on office laptops to scrolling through social media on phones. Your ...

Android users can use turn to their Digital Wellbeing settings, which include widgets to remind users how much screen time they’ve had. There’s also the option to create separate work and personal ...