Category: children
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Children Who Use Social Media Score Lower on Reading and Memory Tests, Study Shows
Pre-adolescents who use increasing amounts of social media perform worse on reading, vocabulary, and memory tests in early adolescence compared to those who use none or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and worse cognition in adolescents. The results are published in JAMA. “This…
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What Type of Dairy Is Good for the Body? Science Is Updating the Answer
When new dietary guidelines are released later this month, the Trump administration is expected to overturn long-standing advice on whole milk and its full-fat friends in the dairy aisle. For decades, the American public has been advised to opt for fat-free or low-fat dairy options, mainly due to concerns about limiting saturated fat intake in…
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Federal Police Launches National Action Against Child Sexual Abuse
The Federal Police launched Operation National Proteção Integral III in a joint action against child and adolescent sexual abuse on the internet.
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Brazilian Federal Police Launches Nationwide Operation Against Child Sexual Abuse
Federal Police (PF) launched, on this Wednesday (8), in a joint operation with the civil police of 16 states, Operation National Integral Protection III. The objective is to identify suspects involved in sexual abuse crimes against children and adolescents committed, primarily, via the internet. In a statement, the agency reported the simultaneous execution of 182…
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Scientists Create Human Eggs in Lab Using Skin Cells
Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that one day could help infertile women or gay couples have babies with their own genes, but would also raise difficult ethical, social, and legal questions. “It’s a significant step forward,” says Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland,…
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Study shows progress in classrooms with cell phone ban
A study conducted by the Frente Parlamentar Mista da Educação, in partnership with Equidade.info, an initiative of the Lemann Center at Stanford Graduate School of Education, revealed that 83% of Brazilian students have been paying more attention in class after the restriction on cell phone use in classrooms. The perception of positive impact is greater…
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Why Parents Need to Talk to Their Teens About AI — And How to Start the Conversation
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Many young people use AI tools like ChatGPT for homework and mental health crises without adult guidance. Experts say parents should lead conversations about ethical use, benefits, and risks of this evolving technology.
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UNICEF: Childhood Obesity Surpasses Malnutrition for the First Time Worldwide
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One in every five children or adolescents worldwide is overweight, representing about 391 million individuals. Nearly half of them—188 million—have obesity. As a result, for the first time in history, severe overweight has surpassed malnutrition as the leading form of child malnutrition. The data comes from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warns of…
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Seven out of every 10 high school students in Brazil use generative AI for research
Seven out of every ten Brazilian high school students who use the internet employ generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, to conduct school research. Despite this, few of them (only 32% of the total) have received any guidance at school on how to use this technology safely and responsibly. The information…