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Teenagers
02
Aug

NYT OPINION -This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap

August 2, 2021
"Smartphone access and internet use increased in lockstep with teenage loneliness," @JonHaidt and @jean_twenge write.  https://t.co/trSzP0IR76— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 31, 2021 July 31, 2021 By Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge The authors are psychologists who have spent years studying the effect of smartphones and social media on our daily lives and mental health. As students return...
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17
May

Anonymous Online Survey on Sleep & Light

May 17, 2021
Post update – Now open to everyone >11 years old. Participate in research Are you between 11 and 99 years old? The Centre for Chronobiology in Basel (Switzerland) is looking for young people aged 11 years or older to complete a online survey on sleep and light exposure. It will take about 15-20 minutes, and there are...
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16
May

Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time

May 16, 2021
New open-access and science-based comic book “Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time” suitable (13+ years) Citation: Weinzaepflen, C. & Spitschan, M. (Ed.) (2021). Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time. (C. Weinzaepflen, Illus.). DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/ZQXVH Free download available from https://enlightenyourclock.org/
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22
Jul

Glioblastoma Awareness day-July 22nd 

July 22, 2020
Today we remember: Apply the Precautionary Principle as far as cell phone use is concerned. •A cell phone is not a toy, it is a radiation emitting device. •Use by infants and children under the age of two should rather be avoided. •Children and teenagers under the age of 16 should carry cell phones for...
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21
Nov

France: Decree of November 15, 2019 relating to the display of the specific absorption rate of radio equipment and consumer information

November 21, 2019
Dated on November 15, 2019. The Minister of Solidarities and Health, Agnès Buzyn The Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire Source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000039385174&categorieLien=id#JORFARTI000039385179
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07
Aug

Reduce Cell Phone Wireless Radiation for Teenagers: Cyprus Committee on Children and the Environment

August 7, 2019
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15
Dec

CDPH Issues Guidelines on How to Reduce Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy from Cell Phones

December 15, 2017
Date: December 13, 2017 Number: 17-086 Contact: Corey Egel | 916.440.7259 | CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov ​ SACRAMENTO – As smartphone use continues to increase in the U.S., especially among children, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today issued guidance for individuals and families who want to decrease their exposure to the radio frequency energy emitted from...
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