Studies have consistently linked use of screens and devices with a poorer quality of sleep and a higher chance of mental ...

An increased screen time led to deteriorated sleep within three months, impacting both the duration and quality of sleep, the study found.

Are teenage girls more depressed than teenage boys? At least in terms of cases, this appears to be the case. Depression is a ...

The kynurenine pathway may explain why teenage girls are more prone to depression, with inflammation linked to more harmful ...

Teen depression linked to brain chemical imbalance, with girls showing greater vulnerability during adolescence.

Teenage girls with addiction of relentlessly using smartphones or other digital devices might be at risk of losing sleep and increase in depression, a new Swedish study says. The study ...

Teenagers who spend more time on screens tend to get worse sleep, both in terms of sleep quality and duration, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal PLOS Global Public Health.

Our study indicates the ‘kynurenine pathway’ plays a role in development of depression during the teenage years which may help us to understand why there is a higher incidence amongst girls.” ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) King’s College London has shown that a biological brain mechanism called the ‘kynurenine pathway’ is imbalanced in ...

Spending too long staring at mobile phones or laptop computers can cause sleep disruption and even trigger depression among teens.