On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments on whether to combine about two dozen lawsuits alleging children and young adults got addicted to video games. The ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

FROM SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DO HIT. JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. FROM PHONES TO TABLETS TO TV, KIDS SPEND A LOT OF TIME EACH DAY LOOKING AT SCREENS. NOW KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Summer break is here, which means school is out, no more homework, and it’s time to have fun. The lack of routine and scheduled activities, however, may pose ...

An Arkansas mother has filed a lawsuit against several video game manufacturers. An Arkansas mother is taking on the video game industry, filing a major lawsuit that accuses manufacturers of ...

It’s not all fun and games. Experts have long warned that spending a lot of time playing video games can increase anxiety, depression, eye strain, the risk of developing obesity and other health woes.

AMHERST, N.Y. — Many parents of young children find themselves in a constant struggle getting their kids to turn off YouTube. A local psychologist said she helps families deal with it all the time, ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...