Superhero cartoons portray a surprisingly harsh view of crime and the cops, a study shows.

Researchers from Yale University announced the results of a small study which confirmed that, to children, food with the cartoon character on the package tastes better.

Violent cartoons can increase children's anxiety, desensitize them or lead them to believe that violence is more prevalent — and acceptable — in real life than it really is, said Dr. Michael ...

Cartoon characters tend to appear on junk food, which makes health experts even more concerned about the magnetic effect they have on kids.

"The data in this most recent study suggest a need for policies to extend restrictions on cartoon-based marketing of cigarettes to include marketing for e-cigarettes," Allem said.

Children's cartoons, often seen as innocent films about royalty and furry animals, are "rife with on-screen death and murder," a new study finds. The significant characters in kids' animated films ...

A study from Concordia University has concluded that sharing cute animal pictures online strengthens digital connections, reinforcing bonds both within social groups and online communities.

But the study is right about one thing, and that's that the cultural coding of animation on American television has changed substantially, and that parents who monitor what their kids watch should ...

Young children have difficulty learning immediately after watching fast-paced television cartoons full of images and activities that are not possible in real life, according to a new study. It's ...

CHICAGO — The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems ...

CHICAGO — The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems ...

A study published today in the medical journal Pediatrics has concluded that preschool-aged children who watch fast-paced TV cartoons performed significantly worse on executive function (like self ...