To examine the association between shared book reading, daily screen time, and vocabulary size, Norwegian researchers asked 1,442 parents of one-year and two-year-old children about their kids daily screen time and how often they read to their children. In addition, the parents also reported how many words their kids said or understood.
This story is from the November 03, 2024 edition of THE WEEK India.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the November 03, 2024 edition of THE WEEK India.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Quit Smoking To Live Longer
Patients who quit smoking after a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease can reduce their risk of a major cardiovascular event by almost 50 per cent.
AI Is Here To Stay
Every time I hear the words Artificial Intelligence, the millennial in me starts imagining T100s walking the street and Skynet taking over the world.
Silent sentinel
Meet Dozee, India’s first Al-based, contactless remote patient monitoring system that fits under the mattress
Gaining consciousness
Anaesthesiology, a poorly understood speciality, has been gaining recognition for its critical role in and outside the operating theatre
Patients with Parkinson's, schizophrenia, and addiction, will benefit from our device
Actor, TV host, dancer, and academic, Shalini Menon is a true allrounder. The young chemist from Kerala has earned a patent for a groundbreaking device, the Dopameter, which detects dopamine levels in the body.
HOOKED...TO HAPPINESS
Pleasure-seeking behavioural addictions, in search of a dopamine hit, are on the rise
Mach attack
Machiavellians are like JCBs: they will crush your heart, your career, and your bank account, then push you into oblivion
WATCH YOUR FINGERNAILS
Have you ever wondered what the ridges on your nails can reveal about your health?
Killing the killers
Could your bathroom be humanity's arsenal against antibiotic-resistant superbugs?
SIT LESS TO EASE BACK PAIN
SITTING LESS AND INCREASING daily activity could be a simple solution to help back pain from getting worse, and just 40 minutes of less sedentary time would be enough.