Category: Media

Researchers at Loma Linda University confirm some of science’s latest findings.   A study by researchers at Loma Linda University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Loma Linda, California, United States, says ADHD severity is associated with video game addiction.   The study by Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health researchers found that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…

While electronic devices may seem to be everywhere, children’s bedrooms may not be the best place for them to be. A cross-sectional study of over 500 kindergartners in Hong Kong found the presence of electronic devices in their bedrooms was associated with worse social competence, emotional maturity, language, and cognitive skills, communication skills, and overall…

Will watching too much TV kill you? It is such a passive activity that is seems quite safe in terms of risks, but it is in this passivity that its danger lies. Japanese researchers found that each 2 hours of daily TV watching increases the risk of death by pulmonary embolism by 40%. Pulmonary embolism…

Does Facebook fulfill social needs or undermine them? Over a billion people on this globe have membership in Facebook–the largest social community of its kind on the planet. Researchers conducted a two week study in young people to determine how they feel moment-to-moment and how satisfied they are with their lives. The more people used…

Everyone knows that a TV watching couch potato has a higher risk of gaining weight, but do you know why? It is more than just the inactivity that contributes to weight gain. TV commercials advertise unhealthy foods which can influence eating choices. Additionally, when eating while watching TV your focus is not on how much…