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Chapelboro.comA study conducted by UNC researchers found a habitual checking of social media can impact brain development in adolescents.

Spectrum NewsResearchers from UNC-Chapel Hill released a study this month about the impact social media has on middle schoolers’ brain development.

Psychiatrist.comStarting school later allows kids to get more sleep and may help them to perform better in class

Chapelboro.comAaron chats with UNC doctoral student Kara Fox, co-author of a new study about the impact of social media on adolescent brain development.

ABC NewsABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis got a look at the social media platform’s new feature, which encourages users to take a break from the app and alerts followers when they do.

Scripps NewsThe use of social media may have an impact on brain development in children.

KDKA News (Pittsburgh)Researchers at the University of North Carolina are on the cutting edge of research to capture changes in brain function as it relates to years of social media usage.

Earth.comA new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has now investigated adolescent neural development in relation to technology use over a three-year period, in order to identify links with habitual checking behavior.

Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, NC)Kara Fox and Maria Maza, two UNC doctoral candidates studying psychology, made a stir in their field earlier this month with the publication of a groundbreaking study.

HealioHabitually checking social media accounts was associated with “divergent brain development” in a small 3-year study of middle school students, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.