Someday, a video game might even save your life, as games are already benefiting students and practitioners in the medical field too. A study published in the February edition of Archives of Surgery ...

In the United States alone, an estimated 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls play video games with 97 percent playing at least one hour per day. The revenue from the video game industry topped ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The video game industry has made significant inroads into becoming an integral part of everyday life worldwide, regardless of age ...

Controversies have surrounded video games since the first time they went public. Blaming began with the first Mortal Kombat, to the point that violence accusations were escalated to the court. These ...

Video games are no longer limited to children or professional gamers. Today, gaming among seniors is rapidly gaining popularity as older adults recognize how interactive games can improve mental ...

Two recent studies have highlighted gaming's potential benefits for mental health and acuity. The most recent is a study published this month by JMIR Serious Games, named Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi ...

In two previous articles (here and here), I summarized evidence countering the common fears about video games (that they are addictive and promote such maladies as social isolation, obesity, and ...