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Researchers have found that molecules and microorganisms both inside and outside our bodies are going through dramatic changes, first at about age 44 and then again when we hit 60. Those ...
Myth #1: Your brain stops growing at a certain age. Scientists used to think that the brain stopped developing after adolescence. But we now know that your brain can change and develop at any age ...
A person reading on an iPad tablet. Screen time is the amount of time spent using a device with a screen such as a smartphone, computer, television, video game console, or a tablet. [ 1] The concept is under significant research with related concepts in digital media use and mental health. Screen time is correlated with mental and physical harm ...
Presbyopia is physiological insufficiency of accommodation associated with the aging of the eye that results in progressively worsening ability to focus clearly on close objects. [ 4] Also known as age-related farsightedness [ 5] (or age-related long sight in the UK [ 6] ), it affects many adults over the age of 40.
Eye movement in reading. Eye movement in reading involves the visual processing of written text. This was described by the French ophthalmologist Louis Émile Javal in the late 19th century. He reported that eyes do not move continuously along a line of text, but make short, rapid movements ( saccades) intermingled with short stops ( fixations ...
Australian researchers surveyed 273 women ages 18 to 28 from July 2021 to October 2021 about their TikTok use. As part of the study, the participants were then shown what was referred to as “pro ...
The reading levels of adults, ages 16–65, in 39 countries are reported by the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). [74] Between 2011 and 2018, PIAAC reports the percentage of adults reading at-or-below level one (the lowest of five levels). Some examples are Japan 4.9%, Finland 10.6%, Netherlands 11.7% ...
We've all grown up thinking that sitting too close to the television is damaging to our eyes ... but that might not be the case. Technology spawns lots of confusion ... and a few affectionately ...