For more than a century, scientists have debated whether intelligence is mostly a product of nature or nurture. Identical ...

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Researchers led by Dr. W. David Hill at the University of Edinburgh have identified a significant genetic correlation between childhood cognitive function and longevity, providing the first molecular ...

Both low and high increases in use were negatively but weakly associated with adolescent cognitive performance two years later.

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

If there is a concept that has united children, teens, emerging adults, and adults of all ages, it is the growing attachment ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...

Children aged 9-13 who spent more time on social media performed worse on reading, memory and language tests two years later, ...

Research indicates that activities like dance, martial arts, and team sports significantly enhance cognitive function beyond traditional workouts. The ...

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