Since the pandemic began, anxiety rates in the U.S. have tripled; the rate of depression has quadrupled. Now research is suggesting the media is part […]
WHO team probing Covid origins in China to brief media
An international team of experts wrapping up a month spent in China investigating the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins will brief the media in Wuhan on Tuesday, […]
Researchers use social media chatter to show the spread of COVID-19
Researchers at Georgia State University have released a trove of data from the social media site Twitter to help represent the spread and impacts of […]
Coronavirus news on social media stressing you out? Here’s how to handle the anxiety
Pandemic. Politics. An upending of life at a level that few Americans have ever experienced. And all of it amplified by social media. The ever-shifting […]
Social media users ‘copy’ friends’ eating habits
Social media users are more likely to eat fruit and veg—or snack on junk food—if they think their friends do the same, a new study […]
Amber Portwood Celebrates Daughter's Birthday, Plans Social Media Hiatus
Mother-daughter time! Amber Portwood rang in her daughter Leah’s 11th birthday with a rainbow cake on Sunday, November 17. “Last photo with me and this […]
How Farrah Abraham, Daughter Sophia Deal With Social Media Critics
When it comes to dealing with social media haters, Farrah Abraham’s daughter, Sophia, has some solid advice to share. “Ignore them,” the 10-year-old told Us […]
Increases in social media use and television viewing associated with increases in teen depression
A new study by a team of CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal scientists has revealed that social media use and television viewing are linked […]
Take That! Every Time Pink and Carey Hart Have Clapped Back on Social Media
Defending themselves! When it comes to social media trolls and the parenting police, Pink and Carey Hart don’t mind fighting back. The Grammy winner summed […]
Social media has limited effects on teenage life satisfaction
Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, used an eight-year survey of UK households (Understanding Society, part of the […]
Can social media really cause depression?
The supposed effects of social media on young people sound drastic enough to make anyone switch off their cell phone. Some studies have indicated that […]
Media coverage of disasters can have lasting effects on children’s mental health
In 2018, American children have been exposed to multiple disasters—ravaging wildfires in California, to major Hurricanes in Florida and the Carolinas, and mass shootings in […]