As the first generation that interacted with digital technology reaches an age where dementia risks emerge, scientists have asked the question: Is there a correlation between digital technology use ...

Earlier this year, researchers at UNC’s Winston Center for Technology and Developing Minds established a new initiative to investigate how technology is “rewiring” the brains of developing youth ...

The University of Nevada recognizes the transformative potential of emerging generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (ChatGPT, OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, etc.) which have demonstrated a ...

Increased reliance on the internet, smartphones, tablets and computers over the last 15 years has led to concerns about "digital dementia," a term coined by a German neuroscientist for cognitive ...

Many older adults use various types of digital health technology, but patient portals top the list, a new survey finds. Investigators used data from the internet and phone calls conducted in 2021 that ...

Clare Coda, a third-year medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, uses her iPhone daily as a medical reference tool. She’ll use it to quickly look up something said by ...

The baby boomers are the first generation that has navigated adulthood using digital technology. The oldest baby boomers were around 25 when the first e-mail was sent; they were the first generation ...

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and human cognition has been a subject of fascination and concern since the early days of computer science. AI’s increasing prevalence in daily life ...

Technology engagement is stronger than ever, and insomnia is more prevalent than ever. As an insomnia specialist, I’d love to tell everyone that, as the relationship between humans and technology ...

Education technology—including school districts’ 1-to-1 computing initiatives—impedes students’ ability to learn and offers a portal to platforms that harm children’s mental health, experts told ...