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New research reveals structural and functional changes in the brain associated with anxiety and depression after mild COVID-19 infection.

A great deal of attention is often given to the negative effects of video games. Excessive game-playing can undoubtedly be detrimental for some people, taking time away from exercising and social activities, and disrupting sleep. But for several years researchers have discovered video games also…

Parents can let down their guard a bit. What matters is child, content and context.

In this Spotlight feature, we look at the benefits of practicing meditation or mindfulness, and we weigh up some of the potential unwanted effects.

Arianna Huffington and Richard Davidson: A recent study concluded that meditation makes employees less motivated. But the study had serious flaws.

Since returning to school last year, Utah teacher John Arthur has seen more and more kids show up to his classroom exhausted and angry after working through drama on Snapchat until 3 a.m. But as much as Arthur is concerned about the heightened amount of time students spend in the digital world since the start […]

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Increasing evidence shows that anxiety hurts both working memory space and cognitive processes.