Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, ...

Not all screen time is created equally. Experts explain why quality matters more than quantity and how parents can rethink their rules for devices. A young child watches cartoons on a laptop at home.

Sleep specialists have long warned of the hazards of bringing smartphones into the bedroom. Now, research has confirmed just how damaging that habit can be. The new study, which surveyed more than ...

A recent study by Childlight, a child safety charity at the University of Edinburgh, estimates that 830,000 young people ...

Excessive screen time is associated with increased risk of sleep disorders in people across all age groups (V. S. Nakshine et al. Cureus 14, e30051; 2022). In children and adolescents, it’s also ...

When Apple released the Screen Time feature in 2018, consumers rejoiced. Finally, we could limit the amount of time we spend staring at an app, simply through having the data at our fingertips.

Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...