In recent research, prolonged computer use has been associated with an increased risk of erectile dysfunction. In other words, spending long hours seated at a computer may contribute to the ...

The researchers noted that people who were online six to eight hours a day had a higher risk of dementia, but that finding wasn’t statistically significant, they said, and more research is needed.

A new study is “a bit of a counterweight to the endless hyperbole about how incredibly complex and powerful the human brain is,” one researcher said. By Carl Zimmer In our digital age, few things are ...