One in 10 boys become addicted to gaming, according to new research. They meet the criteria for computer game addiction - called "internet gaming disorder" or IGD - at least once between the ages of ...

Do your kids play a lot of computer games? Some may end up gaming a little too obsessively. Researchers have identified the most important warning signs. Is there a lot of playing Fortnite, Roblox and ...

Is there a lot of playing Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft in your home too? You're not alone. Many children and adolescents play a lot, and often with both known and unknown online players. This can be ...

CDC reports 11-14 year old's spend 9 hours per day on screens for entertainment and US Surgeon General Advisory warns of the dangers of Social Media to youth It's not bad parenting that has brought us ...

A new Children's Hospital of Philadelphia study examines the relationship between parenting factors and gaming disorder in young children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Findings ...

Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...

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 ...

"I feel like my kid is addicted to video games!" This worry is becoming more and more common among parents. For most, it means that their child loves technology and has a difficult time unplugging.

A teenager in Thailand recently died from a stroke following a marathon-long computer gaming session. The service has been ...