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The truth about social media and screen time's impact on young people

There are many scary claims about excess time on digital devices for children and teenagers. Here’s a guide to the real risks - and what to do about them

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The truth about social media and screen time's impact on young people

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Evidence of consciousness in newborns has implications for their care

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Evidence of consciousness in newborns has implications for their care

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Gene therapy enables five children who were born deaf to hear

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Periods are starting younger and we're struggling to pin down why

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Smartphone use can actually help teenagers boost their mood

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Babies group together their squeals and growls to prepare for speech

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Flu vaccine for children linked to pneumonia risk for their relatives

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Having more children protects parents’ brains from age-related decline

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Implantable heart pump could let children wait for transplants at home

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Is anxiety rising in children and if so, why?

Evidence points to more children today feeling anxious than a few years ago, with a complicated picture emerging encompassing everything from the pandemic to social media

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Babies recognise spoken nursery rhymes they heard in the uterus

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Babies with bilingual mothers have distinct brainwaves at 1 day old

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Organoids made from uterus fluid may help treat fetuses before birth

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School uniforms may prevent children from getting enough exercise

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