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Study links excessive screen time to sleep disruptions, depression in girls

New Delhi, April 3: Excessive screen time among adolescents negatively impacts multiple aspects of sleep, which in turn increases the risk of depressive symptoms, according to a study.

Fluoride in drinking water linked with impaired childhood cognition: Study

London, March 9: Exposure to fluoride during the foetal stage or early childhood may impair cognition in children, a new study has warned.

Breathing can be linked with vision: Study

Washington DC, February 23: Researchers have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects pupil size: breathing. The study shows that the pupil is smallest during inhalation and largest during exhalation, which could affect vision.

Treatment for children with obesity has lasting effect: Study

Stockholm County, January 22: When obese children receive weight-loss treatment, the effects last throughout their lives, and their risk of significant health problems and premature death decreases as they enter young adulthood. However, this is not true for depression and anxiety, according to a Karolinska Institutet study.