While the study might ease the minds of parents worried video games are inherently harmful, all games are not equally beneficial. “The teamwork, strategy, and decision-making required by these games ...

A study of almost 100,000 people in Japan aged 10 to 69 found playing video games – or even owning a console – can be good for mental health. But playing too much each day can harm wellbeing.

The dangers of violent video games have been espoused for years, but a new study seemingly debunks those claims of increased aggression later in life. It dispels a once-widely held belief.

Published in the JAMA Network Open journal on Oct. 24, the study of nearly 2,000 children, ages 9 and 10, found that those who reported playing video games for three hours per day or more ...

Key findings from the survey. Video games as a part of daily teen life: 85% of U.S. teens report playing video games, and 41% say they play them at least once a day. Four-in-ten identify as a gamer.

A recent study of more than 2,200 children could upend preconceived notions about video games. While previous studies have found negative associations with gaming, the latest research shows that video ...

Video game addicts, rejoice: U.S. researchers have found that playing is actually good for your eyes, and despite all those dire warnings from your parents, it won't make you blind.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a first-of-its-kind study, medical video games have been shown to increase the competence and clinical decision-making of busy, experienced physicians ...

Video-game therapy may help treat ADHD, study finds. About 4.4% of people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with ADHD. By Dr. Angela N. Baldwin and Dr. Yalda Safai. February 26, 2020, 5:04 AM.

HOUSTON — A new study found that video games do not harm kids’ cognitive abilities – even if they spend hours gaming each day. Researchers at Illinois State University and the University of ...

New research shows that contrary to the fears of many parents, video games might be able to help children with obesity exercise more.

When video game scholars want to study games that are no longer on sale, they sometimes have to drive many hours to do it legally — and that won’t be changing anytime soon.