JULY 15TH, 2024POSTED BY BRIAN CONSIGLIO-U. MISSOURI(Credit: Getty Images) TAGS : ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)BODY WEIGHTCHILDREN’S HEALTHSLEEPUNIVERSITY : UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Unmedicated youth with ADHD not only have significantly higher rates of obesity, but they also tend to exceed screen time recommendations and fall short of meeting crucial sleep guidelines, according to new research....
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Screen time linked to OCD in US preteens
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain During the holidays, kids often spend more time on screens, leaving parents to wonder: Is it causing harm? Possibly. For preteens, the odds of developing OCD over a two-year period increased by 13% for every hour they played video games and by 11% for every...
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Some screen time better than none during children’s concussion recovery
by University of British Columbia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Too much screen time can slow children’s recovery from concussions, but new research from UBC and the University of Calgary suggests that banning screen time is not the answer. The researchers looked for links between the self-reported screen time of more than 700 children aged 8-16...
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Screen time linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys
(HealthDay)—Screen time is significantly associated with autism spectrum disorder among boys at age 3 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Pediatrics. Megumi Kushima, from the University of Yamanashi in Chuo, Japan, and colleagues examined the association between screen time in infancy and development of autism spectrum disorder at age 3 years...
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Myopia link to poor sleep, and screen time
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY New research from Flinders University in Australia indicates people with myopia are more likely to experience poorer sleep quality than people with normal vision. The study indicates that people with short-sightedness have more delayed circadian rhythms and lower production of melatonin, a hormone secreted in the brain and responsible for regulating sleep at night, compared...
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How screen time and green time may affect youth psychological outcomes
by Public Library of Science Word cloud of the language used to conceptualise and measure ST and GT in the included studies (ST = 114 studies; GT = 58 studies; Both = 14 studies). Credit: Oswald TK, et al (2020); PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0 Less screen time and more green time are associated with better...