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Joseph Shavit
Sep 22, 2022
Sport, sleep or screens: New app reveals the ‘just right’ day for kids
Shifting 60 minutes of screen time to 60 minutes of physical activity resulted in 4.2 per cent lower body fat.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 22, 2021
Researchers develop self-healing polymers for cracked cellphone screens
Two Concordia researchers from the Oh Research Group in the Faculty of Arts and Science are looking at ways to "self-heal" your cellphone.
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![Screen time linked to risk of myopia in young people](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_76dbc9a89c2d4797a8c762d10515d45a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_76dbc9a89c2d4797a8c762d10515d45a~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Oct 10, 2021
Screen time linked to risk of myopia in young people
A new study reveals a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young adults.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 4, 2021
Surprising insights into the effects of screen time on tweens and teens
The quality of screen time has a greater impact on mental health than the number of hours spent online, study shows.
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