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Many children today eat more ultra-processed food than in the past. Researchers have examined what this development could mean for children’s well-being.

Over 40 hours of interviews with 10-year-olds in multiple states concluded that children who support former President Trump are more willing to visit the houses of families with opposing views than ...

Researchers identified three distinct brain “biotypes” of ADHD, each with its own chemical signature—offering new clues about why treatment can feel like trial and error.

For decades, parents were told to help children build willpower like a muscle, to resist things like junk food and too much time on their screens. But new research suggests a better strategy.

More than 130,000 kids were poisoned between 2010 and 2023, according to a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has ...

Playing video games might not be as bad for kids as our parents told us. In fact, according to a study published in 2022, playing video games might have actually increased the IQ in some children. The ...

It's funny how much media coverage is devoted to anything suggesting that phones might be ruining kids—and how little coverage goes to studies suggesting the opposite. So it goes with a new report ...

Benefits of smartphone use: Findings from an ongoing survey of teens and tweens found that smartphone use starting at age 11 was found with greater overall well-being. Social media can be detrimental: ...