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Health & WellnessJuly 14, 2026

Sleep Quality Partly Explained Teen Mental Health Links to Grades and Social Problems

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Psychological Medicine found that sleep quality partly explained how early adolescent depression, anxiety, and psychotic-like experience distress were linked to later school grades and social problems in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive De…

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Health & WellnessJune 21, 2024

Myopia Linked to High Screen Time in Children & Adolescents (2024 Study)

TLDR: High screen time exposure is significantly associated with an increased risk of myopia in children and adolescents, with computer use showing the strongest correlation, followed by television, while smartphone use shows no significant association. Highli…

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Sleep Quality Partly Explained Teen Mental Health Links to Grades and Social Problems

Myopia Linked to High Screen Time in Children & Adolescents (2024 Study)

The findings. The context. The caveats.