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Michigan football gained its first commitment in the 2027 class on Sunday afternoon. Louis Esposito, the son of the Wolverines' defensive line coach Lou Esposit ...

“While social media causes a lot of these body image issues and stuff, people have also been using it to counteract that bad stuff,” Shira Cohen, 14, chimed in.

Parents, scientists and the surgeon general are worried. But there isn’t even a shared definition of what social media is. By Claire Cain Miller There have been increasingly loud public warnings ...

If you’re wondering how to become a social media manager, you can choose from multiple paths to this career. Relevant education and experience can help you break into this fast-evolving field ...

Teens say social media stresses them out. Here's how they're breaking the habit : Shots - Health News Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones.

For the first time, the American Psychological Association has issued recommendations for guiding teenager's use of social media. The advisory, released Tuesday, is aimed at teens, parents ...

Social media marketing has become a vital component to the market mix of many businesses–large and small. After all, there are 4.9 billion people who use social media platforms worldwide and so ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, long a proponent of mental health awareness, has issued a warning that social media use is a main contributor to depression, anxiety and other problems in the nation ...

Social science can contribute to this understanding. I recently conducted two studies with colleagues to investigate and disentangle some of the complex effects of social media. Social media likes and ...