Clear masks for caregivers mean young children can keep learning from adults' faces
With caregivers' faces covered, infants and young children will miss out on all the visual cues they'd normally get during stages of rapid developmental growth.
Lisa S. Scott, Professor in Psychology, University of Florida •
conversation
June 1, 2020 • ~6 min
June 1, 2020 • ~6 min
Increasing screen time during the coronavirus pandemic could be harmful to kids' eyesight
With online learning and social distancing, kids are spending more time staring at screens and less time outdoors. That can put them at higher risk of myopia and serious eye problems in the future.
Olivia Killeen, Resident Physician in Ophthalmology, University of Michigan •
conversation
May 21, 2020 • ~8 min
May 21, 2020 • ~8 min
Increasing screen time during COVID-19 could be harmful to kids' eyesight
With online learning and social distancing, kids are spending more time staring at screens and less time outdoors. That can put them at higher risk of myopia and serious eye problems in the future.
Olivia Killeen, Resident Physician in Ophthalmology, University of Michigan •
conversation
May 21, 2020 • ~8 min
May 21, 2020 • ~8 min
Why it may be hard to follow conversations in noisy environments
Harvard researchers have found two biomarkers that may help explain why a person with normal hearing struggles to follow conversations in noisy environments.
Suzanne Day
• harvard
Jan. 31, 2020 • ~5 min
Jan. 31, 2020 • ~5 min
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