Mental Health For Teens: More Exercise and Less Screen Time
Razi Berry A new study from UBC researchers finds that teens, especially girls, have better mental health when they spend more time taking part in extracurricular activities, like sports and art, and less time in front of screens. The study, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, found that spending less than two hours per day […]
Long-term Impact of Video Gaming Studied
Razi Berry For most adolescents, playing video games is an enjoyable and often social form of entertainment. While playing video games is a fun pastime, there is a growing concern that spending too much time playing video games is related to negative developmental outcomes and can become an addiction. 90% of gamers do not play […]
Video Games May be Harmful to Children’s Brains
A recent study looked at how some styles of video games affect the brain of those who play them. The study suggests that some of the video games our children and young adults may be habitually playing could be injuring their brains. Good Game Gone Bad There has been a thought that video games may […]
Brain Differences in Compulsive Video Game Players
(NaturalPath) In a study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine, compulsive video game players have their brains wired a bit differently. Researchers scanned the brains of 200 adolescent boys and found some interesting results. Chronic video game play is associated with hyperconnectivity between several pairs of brain networks. Some of the differences in […]