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Sleep and social media in tweens: Tips for better rest

Written by Charlie King | 29 Jul 2024

The US Surgeon General recently recommended a warning label for social media platforms due to concerns about their impact on youth mental health. The Surgeon General’s Advisory on… read more.

Trusted TV doctors “deepfaked” to promote health scams on social media

Written by Charlie King | 20 Jul 2024

Some of the UK’s most recognisable TV doctors are increasingly being “deepfaked” in videos to sell scam products across social media, finds The BMJ today. Trusted names including Hilary Jones,… read more.

Taylor Swift’s impact on fans’ body image attitudes mostly positive, research shows

Written by Charlie King | 14 Jul 2024

Taylor Swift’s past struggles with body image, disordered eating, and body objectification have had an overall positive influence on her fans’ attitudes on these issues, a new study… read more.

Which adolescents are at risk of depression following early social media use?

Written by Charlie King | 26 Jun 2024

A new study that looked for relationships between early social media use and depression across adolescence and into young adulthood found that certain factors may make social media… read more.

Social media use and sleep duration connected to brain activity in teens

Written by Charlie King | 7 Jun 2024

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found a distinct relationship between sleep duration, social media usage, and brain activation across brain regions… read more.

Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news

Written by Charlie King | 1 Jun 2024

Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States — but research by MIT… read more.

Health information on TikTok: The good, the bad and the ugly

Written by Charlie King | 6 May 2024

In today’s digital age, social media platforms like TikTok have become integral parts of our lives, offering not just entertainment and catchy dances but also a wealth of… read more.

Aston University research finds that social media can be used to increase fruit and vegetable intake in young people

Written by Charlie King | 28 Apr 2024

Researchers from Aston University have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less… read more.

Better regulation of mental health ‘therapies’ urgently needed to protect the vulnerable

Written by Charlie King | 24 Oct 2023

A rise in psychological pseudoscience is putting people at risk, psychologists have warned, with social media and celebrity endorsements partly to blame. Mental health apps, mood-boosting supplements and… read more.

Covid conspiracies: social media fatigue linked to misinformation

Written by Gary Finnegan | 21 Oct 2023

The spread of false information and conspiracy theories accelerated during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inadvertently inaccurate, and some deliberately misleading, ideas were widely shared on social… read more.

Social media and low self-compassion behind rise in cosmetic surgery

Written by Charlie King | 27 Sep 2023

When Kylie Jenner famously admitted that her signature pout was the result of lip fillers, there was a significant increase in interest and uptake of the cosmetic procedure. That’s… read more.

Survey: Nearly 7 in 10 parents believe social media image editing apps and filters have a negative influence on their children’s body image

Written by Charlie King | 30 May 2023

With children more plugged in to social media than ever before, a wave of new image editing apps and filters along with trends related to appearance have parents… read more.

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