Could video games be making kids smarter? A new study says yes

Screen time of any kind is generally considered to be a negative influence on a child’s development but a new study from a team of European researchers makes a strikingly different case, presenting evidence that playing video games may actually boost a… Continue reading Could video games be making kids smarter? A new study says yes

Kiko utilizes a laser to instantly measure the height of growing kids

While it may not rate way up there on a list of life’s annoyances, measuring a child’s height in the traditional wall-marking fashion can be a tad fiddly. That’s where the Kiko comes in, as it uses a laser to do the job quickly and easily.Continue Read… Continue reading Kiko utilizes a laser to instantly measure the height of growing kids

COVID vaccines in children cut Omicron hospitalizations by 68%

The research found vaccination reduces a child's risk of hospitalization and severe disease from COVID-19 by 68 percent

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is offering some of the first real-world data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron variant in children aged 5 to 11. The findings reveal vaccination reduce a child’s risk of severe illness and hospitalization by two-thirds compared to unvaccinated children.

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Social media use found to impact boys and girls at different ages

New research published in Nature Communications has found boy and girls can be vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence. The study, from researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Univer… Continue reading Social media use found to impact boys and girls at different ages

Moderna reports early success with COVID vaccine in children under 6

Biotech company Moderna has announced the first interim data from a clinical trial testing its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of six. The results show similar antibody responses after two doses to those seen in adults. Moderna plans to… Continue reading Moderna reports early success with COVID vaccine in children under 6

Childhood lead exposure cut IQ of over half of US population, study finds

Striking new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates lead exposure, primarily from car exhaust, has negatively affected the IQ of about half the population of the United States. The study calculated c… Continue reading Childhood lead exposure cut IQ of over half of US population, study finds

Biden to push for strengthening children’s privacy in State of the Union address

President Biden will urge Congress to strengthen children’s privacy protections in his State of the Union address Tuesday, following growing concerns about the potential mental health impact online platforms cause children — an issue that Congress has repeatedly hauled in tech giants to address in hearings in recent months. A fact sheet released prior to the speech grouped the initiative into four distinct calls to action: banning targeted advertising for children, prioritizing safety design standards for online platforms, stopping discriminatory algorithmic decision-making and investing at least $5 million in fiscal year 2023 toward research on social media’s effects on mental health. “The President believes not only that we should have far stronger protections for children’s data and privacy, but that the platforms and other interactive digital service providers should be required to prioritize and ensure the health, safety and well-being of children and young people above profit and revenue in […]

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Kids luxury clothing store Melijoe exposed 200GB of customers’ data

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Melijoe was contacted about the exposed data but it did not respond to researchers and kept sensitive information…
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UK Government to Launch PR Campaign Undermining End-to-End Encryption

Rolling Stone is reporting that the UK government has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency to launch an anti-encryption advertising campaign. Presumably they’ll lean heavily on the “think of the children!” rhetoric we’re… Continue reading UK Government to Launch PR Campaign Undermining End-to-End Encryption