Relying on artificial intelligence tools for companionship could harm adolescents’ development according to new research from Arizona State University. The research00166-5/abstract), published in The ...

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"What too much screen time leads to is a variety of missed opportunities for learning and development," one of the study's authors tells TIME Limiting kids’ access to digital devices may have more of ...

The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

The department offers an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in development studies. Development Studies is a well-established, interdisciplinary field of research with institutional centers at a ...

Screen time was assessed using a self-reported questionnaire and calculated as the total time spent using various devices, including playing video games and watching ...

A major Philippine longitudinal study finds nearly 1 in 4 Filipino adolescents falls behind in school by age 18, with poverty, poor nutrition, and mental health challenges driving the decline.

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, ...