Study finds social-media break has significant impact on young women's body image

There's a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on body ... Read More

The people who are most active on social media are also the most active offline, shows study

Social interaction with friends is important in itself. It is associated with good mental health and is important ... The findings of this study do not support the assumption that increased use of ... Read More

I Love Facebook. That’s Why I’m Suing Meta.

We must be able to create a more civic-minded internet, with tools that would empower users to better control what they see. Read More

Social Media Use Does Not Diminish Offline Friendships in Youth

The findings suggest that social media use may neither harm nor benefit the development of social skills and may promote, rather than displace, offline interaction with friends during adolescence. Read More

The impact of social media use on college student mental health

Nine University of New Mexico students reported various effects to an anonymous survey conducted by the Daily Lobo on social media use and mental health. Whether these effects are negative or positive ... Read More

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Do we really know the impact of social media use and abuse?

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory warning of a teen mental health crisis saying: "There is growing evidence that social media use is associated with harm to young people's mental ... Read More

Frequent social media use linked to increased risk of youth tobacco use

The tobacco industry has long appealed to youth through targeted marketing that glamorizes smoking with imagery of candy-flavored products, celebrity endorsements, social settings, and other enticing ... Read More

Study finds evidence of microplastics in brains and other organs

Two new studies have described the ways in which tiny microplastics can end up in humans' organs and even in the brains of mice. One of the studies, published in Environmental Health Perspectives ... Read More

AI is already reshaping newsrooms, AP study finds

A new study from The Associated Press reveals that generative ... December say they’re using the technology for crafting social media posts, newsletters and headlines; translation and ... Read More

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Apr. 23, 2024 — A follow-up analysis 50 years later finds no adverse heart health risk from Professor Mont Liggins' landmark steroid study to reduce ... thought to have a low risk of heart ... Read More

Social-media break has huge impact on young women’s body image: York U study

There’s a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on body ... Read More