Adolescents in a national cohort used smartphones an average of 50 minutes on school nights, mostly for social media, with about half using devices during midnight hours, raising concerns for sleep disruption. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social ja.ma/42EVg8X

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jamapediatrics.com! 📱Adolescents spent an average of 50 minutes using a smartphone during school nights 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/sep3rnw4

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Psychiatry Reports! 📱Among adolescent boys and young men, exposure to appearance-focused and manosphere content is linked to body dissatisfaction, risky behaviors, and harmful masculinity norms. 🔗 Read here: rdcu.be/fiCsc

New in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social Kyle + @jasonmnagata.bsky.social + I discuss the growing use of injectable synthetic peptides & outline priorities for clinicians, regulation, and prevention. @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @UQ doi.org/10.1016/S235...

Med News: A major meta-analysis has found that digital media use, particularly social media, is consistently linked to worse youth mental health and development. ja.ma/4ueqrU0

Struggling with phone or social media use? Try a family media plan: • No screens in the bedroom at night, and turn phones off • Keep mealtimes screen-free • Model healthy habits Grateful to @nytimes.com for featuring our @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social research. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/t...

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social 📱Online masculine content is a spectrum, from fitness & mental health communities to the “manosphere.” Impacts span 🤝 relationships, 🏥 health, and 💪 fitness, with risks and benefits. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4etm5xk9

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study! 📱Higher screen time and lower daily step count associated with higher risk of elevated BMI in early adolescence 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/584ems5j @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in AJPM Focus! 🫀 In this national sample of early adolescents, cardiovascular health was characterized among U.S. early adolescents using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 metric. 🔗 To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/LE8adolesc

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in NeuroImage! 🧠 Greater daily social media use was associated with lower cortical thickness in a wide array of cortical regions, including the prefrontal cortices, and temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/abcdbrain

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social! 📱🧠 Increasing social media use among early adolescents associated with lower cognitive performance 2 years later 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/socmedmem

New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social w @jasonmnagata.bsky.social & @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social Our new paper argues it’s time to rethink policy and health responses for ppl who use steroids. @uqchsr.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/add....

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in BMC Public Health! 📱Higher recreational screen time and lower daily step count associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk in early adolescence 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/n5w9hwc7 @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

🗣️New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports! Evidence suggests that video gaming may offer more than just entertainment for adolescents and young adults 🔗To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/VGHealthAYA @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfpsych.bsky.social @smahrteam.bsky.social

What is the impact of image-based content on the #BodyImage development of boys and young men? In this clip from #ScreenDeep, @jasonmnagata.bsky.social#BodyImage#ScreenDeepxplains how idealized masculinity can trigger body image-related behaviors for young male social media users. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gCALyq

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Eating and Weight Disorders! ⚖️ Eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence were prospectively associated with higher BMI percentile one year later among males 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/3w982hfr @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

🗣️New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the American Journal on Addictions! 📱Greater #socialmedia use associated with early adolescent #nicotine experimentation. Positive beliefs about smoking may influence this relationship. 🔗To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/SMNicExp @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social in @ajpmonline.bsky.social! 📱 Problematic #screen use in early adolescents is linked to #mental health and #behavioral health outcomes one year later 🔗To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/PSUYouth @ucsfpsych.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in BMC Research Notes! Dating app use associated with higher depressive symptom scores in adolescents ages 13-16. 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/DatingAppMH @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

🚨 New Study Alert! 🚨 Check out the latest #ThePRIDEStudyResearch led by Drs. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc and Christopher D. Otmar, PhD: Screening for Eating Concerns in Cisgender Gay Men and Lesbian Women Using a Short, New Tool Read more at https://pridestudy.org/research/#nagata19#ThePRIDEStudyResearch

Kids spend ~70 minutes of the school day on their phones. But caregivers can help by modeling healthy screen time, Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social says. Caregiver phone use is “one of the biggest predictors of adolescent phone use, or screen use in general,” he explains. https://ucsfh.org/49b2mGg

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @world-j-pediatr.bsky.social! Certain media parenting practices associated with reduced teen #videogame use @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/VGParent

Problematic social media or phone use was associated with increased smartphone time in school, especially on social apps, among US adolescents; disparities in use were observed by age, race, and household income. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social ja.ma/4jv0N9y

From @jama.com: Problematic social media or phone use was associated with increased smartphone time in school, especially on social apps, among US adolescents; disparities in use were observed by age, race, and household income. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social ja.ma/4sxtIOy

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jama.com! Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes per day on smartphones during school hours, with social media apps accounting for the most use. 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/phnsch @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social evidence review in Academic Pediatrics! 📱 Adolescents exposed to cyberbullying may experience sleep disturbances, with problematic social media use central to both 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/cybersleep @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence! 📱Greater #socialmedia use is associated with early adolescent #cannabis experimentation. Beliefs about cannabis may influence this relationship. 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/cannabisexp @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @pediatricresearch.bsky.social! 💤 Among early adolescents, older age, racial/ethnic and sexual minority status, lower household income, and lower parental education were all associated with worse #sleep outcomes 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/socsleep

Did you know that muscle dysmorphia, also known as “bigorexia,” can go unnoticed when symptoms resemble behaviors society praises? “When exercise starts to take over your life rather than support it, that’s a warning sign,” UCSF's Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social tells @cnn.com. ucsfh.org/4pqFpV5

🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social! This review synthesizes current evidence on the epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of #MuscleDysmorphia in adolescents and young adults to guide clinicians 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/bigorexia @ucsfpsych.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in BMC #Pediatrics 📱Screen time in early adolescence rose sharply over three years, while sleep and other daily activities declined 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/yme4psjx @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Academic Pediatrics! 🏡 Lower neighborhood quality is associated with higher total #screentime, over and above other factors 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/neighborhoodscreen @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

How will generative #AI shape the next generation’s health? Our new @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social Viewpoint in @jamapediatrics.com explores potential benefits & risks for adolescents across cognition, mental health, body image, & social connection. 🔗 tinyurl.com/8y3nh2dc @smahrteam.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jama.com! Underage social media use linked to lower reading and memory scores - even low levels of social media exposure were linked to poorer cognitive performance 🔗 tinyurl.com/3vnpw4p3 @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the Journal of Eating Disorders! Weight #discrimination associated with #eatingdisorder symptoms one year later 🔗 tinyurl.com/mjrzemuu @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @barnhartwr.bsky.social

The Journalist’s Resource piece, “Eating disorders in boys and men: A research roundup,” quotes STRIPED + collaborator Dr. Jason Nagata. journalistsresource.org/home/eating-... @hsph.harvard.edu @alliancefored.bsky.social @naseemmiller.bsky.social @jasonmnagata.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports! Potential benefits of #SocialMedia use and how to balance them 🔗 tinyurl.com/smhealthbene... @smahrteam.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 Join our webinar tomorrow: "From Insights to Action: the Second @thelancet.com Commission on #AdolescentHealth and Wellbeing" @lancetchildadol.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @ighsatucsf.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social ‪@cforah.bsky.social‬ #IAAH ➡️ Register: mcri.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A recent study of over 9k pre-teens found that greater #SocialMedia use & texting was linked to manic symptoms 2 years later. The findings suggest that identifying problematic screen use may help early #MentalHealth intervention efforts. Read the study: bit.ly/4m9ipru

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Psychiatry Reports and at #MediaAndMinds25! A review of interventions aimed at reducing #MentalHealth effects of problematic #SocialMedia use among adolescents 🔗 tinyurl.com/psmuinterventions @childrenandscreens.bsky.social @smahrteam.bsky.social

Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions. ja.ma/3SUI1Mv

Where do the mind and body connect in the #DigitalAge? Jason M. Nagata, MD, MSc (@jasonmnagata.bsky.social) and others will discuss the impacts of #DigitalMedia use on physical health & key intersections with #MentalHealth at #MediaAndMinds25. Register: bit.ly/3zOUbjH

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Sleep Health! Bedtime #screenuse, #sleep outcomes, and #sociodemographic associations ➡️ 71% of teens had an Internet-connected device in their bedroom ➡️ 25% were woken up in the past week by notifications 🔗 tinyurl.com/cr66wrzk @sleepfoundation.bsky.social

Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions. ja.ma/3ZExngB

📣 New editorial in @jama.com! Findings from Xiao et al. highlight the importance of measuring addictive screen use beyond screen time alone ✍️ Many thanks to co-authors Christiane Helmer and Abubakr Al-Shoaibi 🔗 tinyurl.com/3w7xmrxj @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

Come join @mbillmanmiller.bsky.social & I for our #ICED2025 panel on communicating information on EDs - starting today at 10am in Salon I. We have amazing speakers @jasonmnagata.bsky.social Cara Bohon, Savannah Roberts, & Karen Jennings Mathis!!

As preteens use more social media, their depressive symptoms increase, a UCSF study of ~12,000 kids in @jama.com finds. "Setting screen-free times for the whole family... can help build healthier digital habits for everyone," Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social says.

New in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social with @thelancet.com commission on #adolescenthealth! ☑️ A checklist for reporting youth engagement in peer-reviewed research! 🔗 tinyurl.com/mayecheck @davidimbago.bsky.social @shakirachoonara.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social

Social media might be making kids depressed. A UCSF study of 12,000 kids found that more screen time was associated with more depressive symptoms, while cyberbullying was associated with both suicide and substance use. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social tiny.ucsf.edu/La1Raj

📣 New Comment on reporting of research with #Adolescents and #Youth engagement as part of the @thelancet.com Commission on #AdolescentHealth Comment here 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #YouthHealth #MedSky @jasonmnagata.bsky.social Lancet Commission here 👉 bit.ly/4k14Vgo