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Top psychologists at the University whose research focuses on the relationships between digital technology, society and mental health have responded...

Gambling companies are reaching young men – the group most likely to exhibit problem gambling behaviour – on social media at more than double the rate...

A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation. This may be beneficial in...

Research reveals how political crises cause a shift in the force behind viral online content ‘from outgroup hate to ingroup love’.

One of the first studies in this area to use clinical-level diagnoses reveals a range of differences between young people with and without mental...

From social media to AI, online technologies are changing too fast for the scientific infrastructure used to gauge their public health harms, say two...

A sneaky form of advertising favoured by oil giants influences public opinion with climate action misperceptions, but researchers are studying...

Cambridge researchers are leading the first phase of a new research project that will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on...

Scientists say the findings might shed light on the link between loneliness and mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, which are on the...