Screen exposure exacerbates ADHD symptoms indirectly through increased sleep disturbance. Cavalli, Eddy; Anders, Royce; Chaussoy, Louise; Herbillon, Vania; Franco, Patricia; Putois, Benjamin; Sleep Medicine 2021/03/13 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389945721001714 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945721001714 Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was twofold. First, to confirm the deleterious aspect of evening screen exposure in school-aged children, in particular the effect of screens...Read More

A JAMA journal is retracting and replacing a 2020 paper which linked exposure to nonionizing radiation — think cellphones, Bluetooth devices and microwave ovens — during pregnancy to the risk for attention deficit disorder later in childhood after a reader pointed out a critical error in the study.  The paper, “Association Between Maternal Exposure to Magnetic...Read More

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Magda Havas  is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Natural Resources at the  University of Trent, Canada.  Read More

Is your child presenting with unexlained medical issues? Spent a fortune on medical consultations and supplements? We are all familiar with the case of the former prime minister of Norway, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former director general of the World Health Organization, who has admitted that she suffers headaches and “strong discomfort” when exposed to...Read More

May 15, 2017 What’s new? Announcing a Special Section of Child Development from © The Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. Contemporary Mobile Technology and Child and Adolescent Development, edited by Zheng Yan and Lennart Hardell, May 15, 2017 Article by Cindy Sage and Ernesto Burgio Abstract Mobile phones and other wireless devices that...Read More

By Victoria L. Dunckley M.D. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are uniquely vulnerable to various brain-related impacts of screen time. These electronic “side effects” include hyperarousal and dysregulation—what I call Electronic Screen Syndrome—as well as technology addiction, to video games, internet, smartphones, social media, and so on. Why? Because a brain with autism has...Read More

Here, a pediatrician, two scientists and a father explore the environmental factors that may worsen illness in children with autism–and what can reduce the disorder’s severity. Toril Jelter, MD, general practitioner since 1985, pediatrician since 1990 My first approach for children with autism is to offer families a two-week electromagnetic radiation (EMR) reduction trial: 1....Read More