He said the fact that boys are simply gaming much more than girls also makes them more vulnerable to becoming addicted. Co-author Dr. Beate Hygen, a senior researcher at NTNU, said: "The brain ...

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Parents are being warned to be vigilant for the tell-tale signs of a gaming addiction in their children. Health professionals are stressing the need to catch these warning signs early to mitigate the ...

S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...

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Excessive gaming for hours without breaks is a symptom of a behavioral problem and a coping strategy. Lonely, depressed adolescents often turn to gaming—offering connection, stimulation, and escape.

Apple and Google have been let off the hook, for now, in a products liability suit stemming from a child's alleged gaming addiction for offering the games in their virtual stores, a federal judge in ...

One in 10 boys become addicted to gaming, according to new research. They meet the criteria for computer game addiction - called "internet gaming disorder" or IGD - at least once between the ages of ...