Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly online truly rot our brains?

Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments in human development. The brain at this stage is not simply growing; it is...

Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments in human development.

Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments in human development. The brain at this stage is not simply growing; it is...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet find that cortical folding patterns at age 10 predict cognitive outcomes in extremely preterm children, highlighting lasting effects on brain architecture and conn...

AbstractSTUDY QUESTION. Are children exposed in utero to various maternal autoimmune disorders (ADs) and autoinflammatory disorders (AIDs) at greater risk

BACKGROUND. Children spend significant amounts of time using digital media (DM), and longer exposure may increase attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms, although findings ar...

For many young people with the condition, screen interactions are especially hard to resist — and intensify the mental-health challenges they face.

New research shows that kids who spent progressively more time on social media developed “inattention symptoms.”

The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment—and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD diagnoses rise around the world, a key question has emerged: could the growing use of digital devices be playing a role?

Overall, our findings suggest that not all screen time is equal and that social media, in particular, may warrant closer attention during this sensitive developmental window. Australia’s under-16 soci...

Study of 8,300 US children suggests social media may be contributing to a rise in ADHD diagnoses

‘Greater consumption of social media might explain part of the increase we’re seeing in ADHD diagnoses’, experts warn

Children who spend a significant amount of time on social media tend to experience a gradual decline in their ability to concentrate. This is according to a comprehensive study from Karolinska Institu...

BACKGROUND. Children spend significant amount of time using digital media (DM), and longer exposure may increase attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms, although findings are...

Scientific Reports - Long-term impact of digital media on brain development in children

This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.

To examine associations between low cognitive-performance and regional-and network-level brain changes at ages 9–10 in very-preterm, moderately-preter…

Scientific Reports - Long-term impact of digital media on brain development in children

Karolinska Institutet researchers report that children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in cognitive abilities at ages 9 to 10. Impairments appear independent of socioeconomi...

This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.

Moderately preterm birth—birth about seven or eight weeks early—is associated with cognitive problems in childhood, a study in JAMA Networ...

This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.

Objective This study investigated whether exposure to high pregestational BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2) is associated with alterations in white matter microstructure in early childhood, explored sex-specific eff.....