Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children

CINCINNATI — A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics , shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white…

Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children

CINCINNATI — A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics , shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white…

Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children

CINCINNATI — A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics , shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white…

Nature documentaries increasingly talk about threats to nature, but still don’t show them

Researchers from Bangor University, University of Kent, Newcastle University and University of Oxford coded the scripts from the four most recent David Attenborough narrated series. They found the Netflix series Our Planet dedicated 15% of the script to environmental threats…

Study examines personality and motivation in relation to internet gaming disorder

A new study examining the relationships among personality, motivation, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) found that predictors of IGD include male gender, neurotic and introverted personality traits, and motivation related to achievement. The Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling study…

Study finds increase in women giving TED talks but not ethnic minorities

Women gave more than half of TED talks in the first half of 2017, up from less than one-third in 2006, according to a new study published in Political Research Exchange . But the German research team also found that…

Families continue to enjoy TV together — but potentially ruin it for each other

TV companies battling to preserve the shared experience of scheduled TV viewing in an era of 24/7 streaming and personalised viewing need more than binge-watching contracts and no-sleeping agreements to keep customers. Recently, Netflix introduced a binge-watching contract for couples…