The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health paper titled, “Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study,” led by former HALO postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jeremy Walsh, has received an enormous amount of media attention since its release last night.

Here is a list of some of the stories that have appeared online:

  1. 1 News Now: Limiting children’s screen time is linked to better cognition, study finds
  2. 9news.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  3. 11alive.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  4. 20 Minutes: Les écrans nuisent au cerveau des petits
  5. 360 Media El Salvador: La obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
  6. ABC News: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
  7. Advocator: The Less Screen Time for Kids, the Higher the Mental Performance, say Scientists
  8. Algerie Presse Service: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  9. Alphr: Screens could be damaging your child’s cognition, study reveals
  10. AsiaOne: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: US study
  11. AZCentral.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  12. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Limited screen time linked to improved cognition in children, study suggests
  13. The Australian: Reducing recreational screen time boosts kids brains
  14. BBC News: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
  15. Beebom: Limiting Screen Time Might Help Your Child’s Brain Development
  16. The BMJ: Screen time: two hour daily limit would improve children’s cognition, study finds
  17. The Boston Globe: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
  18. Brinkwire: Health: More Screen Time Could Make Children Less Smart
  19. Brinkwire: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
  20. Business Ghana: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
  21. Business Insider: Only 5% of US kids meet expert recommendations for sleep, screen time, and exercise — here’s what they should be doing
  22. Business Insider Singapore: Only 5% of US kids meet expert recommendations for sleep, screen time, and exercise — here’s what they should be doing
  23. Business Insider UK: Only 5% of US kids meet expert recommendations for sleep, screen time, and exercise — here’s what they should be doing
  24. Business Standard News: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
  25. Calgary Herald: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
  26. Canadian Homesteading: Reduced Electronic Usage will Keep your Kids Healthier
  27. Canindia News: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
  28. CBC Radio: New research shows how sleep, physical activity and screen time impacts kid’s cognition
  29. Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  30. Channel NewsAsia: Kids getting too much screen time, too little sleep: US study
  31. ChatNews24: La obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
  32. Click Lancashire: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
  33. Clinical Advisor: Recreational Screen Time, Sleep Duration Linked to Cognitive Development in Children
  34. The Citizen: Less screen time linked to better cognition in children, study
  35. CNBC: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  36. CNN: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  37. The Columbian: Study: Limiting screen use beneficial
  38. ConsumerAffairs: New study finds cutting back children’s screen time linked to improved cognition
  39. Crosswalk.com: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
  40. CTV News: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
  41. Daily Mail: Want to improve your child’s brain power? Limit them to two hours of TV, tablet and mobile time, study finds
  42. Daily Sabah: Too much screen time, too little sleep harming kids’ cognition: study
  43. Deccan Chronicle: Study reveals best way to improve your child’s brain power
  44. Devdiscourse News: Researchers link mobile usage with poor cognitive development
  45. Digital Journal: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
  46. Djazairess: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  47. Doctors Lounge: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
  48. Drudge Report: STUDY: Little sleep, excess screen time curbing child brainpower… (linked to the Yahoo! story for several hours on the night of September 26, 2018)
  49. Eastern Mirror: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
  50. Easy Branches: Study: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Improves Their Memory, Attention and Language Skills
  51. El Mundo: Tres conductas cotidianas que potencian el rendimiento intelectual de tu hijo
  52. El País: Abusar de las pantallas lastra la inteligencia de los niños
  53. L’Essentiel: Les écrans nuisent au cerveau des petits
  54. ET HealthWorld: Too much screentime daily may damage kid’s brain function
  55. Ethical Miners: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
  56. Euronews: Limiting screen time for children
  57. Explike: Las obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
  58. L’Express: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit à l’intellect des enfants
  59. Forbes: Less Screen Time Linked To Better Cognition In Kids: Study
  60. Fortune: U.S. Children Get Too Much Screen Time and Not Enough Sleep, Study Finds
  61. FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV: Limiting your children’s screen time could lead to better cognition, study says
  62. FOX6Now: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  63. France 24: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
  64. France Bleu: Ecrans : une étude recommande de limiter à deux heures par jour l’exposition des enfants
  65. France Inter: Plus de deux heures d’écran appauvrit le développement cognitif des enfants
  66. Free Malaysia Today: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids
  67. Futura-Sciences News: Plus de deux heures d’écran affecte les capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  68. Get To Info: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
  69. Gizmodo: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
  70. Gizmodo Australia: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
  71. Gizmodo UK: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
  72. The Globe and Mail: Limited screen time, adequate physical activity and sleep associated with improved cognition for kids: study
  73. Great Lakes Ledger: Children’s Brain Development Affected By Long Screen Time, Finds US Study
  74. The Guardian: Health chiefs to set social media time limits for young people
  75. The Guardian: US kids spend too much time in front of a screen and too little asleep, study finds
  76. The Gulf Today: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: Study
  77. HealthDay: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
  78. TheHealthSite.com: Excess screen time: Poor cognition, obesity + other health hazards your kids may suffer from
  79. Health News: More Than 2 Hours of Screen Time May Affect Kids’ Brains
  80. The Hilltop Monitor: Limiting your child’s screen time could improve cognition
  81. The Hindu: Keep a check on your screen time
  82. Hindustan Times: Cut down on your kids’ daily screen-time to boost brain function
  83. Huffington Post Canada: Too Much Screen Time Linked To Drop In Kids’ Brain Functioning: Canadian Study
  84. Huffington Post Maghreb: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants (Lancet)
  85. Huffington Post South Korea: 스마트폰 제한한 아이들의 인지 능력이 더 낫다는 연구결과가 나왔다 “화면 보는 시간을 관리할 필요가 있다.”
  86. Huffington Post UK: Limiting Screen Time To Two Hours A Day Will Help Kids Do Better In Tests
  87. i Newspaper: Parents should impose a two-hour limit on screen time for brain development, scientists say
  88. IANS Live: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
  89. The Indian Express: Limiting screen time can lead to better cognition in children, says study
  90. India TV: Limiting children’s screen time linked with healthy lifestyle and apprehension skills
  91. Indo American News: Limiting screen time can lead to better cognition in children, says study
  92. Infosurhoy: Child’s brain ‘is harmed by more than 2hrs a day screen time’
  93. Inquirer.net: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids – study
  94. Inquisitr: More Than Two Hours Of Screen Time A Day May Damage Children’s Brain
  95. Las Verdades: Las obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
  96. LaPresse.ca: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  97. The Jakarta Post: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: Study
  98. Japan Today: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: U.S. study
  99. Jean Marc Morandini: Enquête: Les enfants qui passent deux heures par jour sur les écrans ont de moins bonnes capacités cognitives que ceux dont l’exposition est limitée
  100. Le Journal de Montréal: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  101. Le Journal de Québec: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  102. KAGS TV: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  103. Kaiser Health News: The New York Times: Kids’ Brainpower Tied To Exercise, Sleep And Limited Screen Time
  104. KAKE.com: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  105. KFOR: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  106. King 5 News: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  107. KIIITV.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  108. KITV Channel 4: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  109. KREM.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  110. KTLA Los Angeles: Study Shows Limiting Children’s Screen Time Linked to Better Cognition
  111. KTNV Las Vegas: Study says limiting screen time increases brainpower in children
  112. KTVQ.com: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  113. Kuwait Times: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids
  114. KVOR-AM: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  115. KWBE: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
  116. KXLY: Modern kids: Too much screen time, not enough sleep
  117. IOL: Want your kid to be Einstein? Limit screen time to less than 2 hours a day
  118. The Irish Times: Limiting screen time found to help improve child cognition – US study
  119. Local 10: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  120. Malay Mail: Study: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids
  121. Martinique: Plus de deux heures d’écran chez les enfants appauvrit le développement cognitif des enfants
  122. McCook Gazette: Screen time new concern for today’s millennial parents
  123. MDLink: The whole day matters for cognitive development in children
  124. Medibulletin: 2 hrs daily screen time limit makes kids more intelligent
  125. Medical Xpress: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day linked to better cognition
  126. Medpage Today: Limited Screen Time Linked to Better Cognition in Kids
  127. Medscape: Less Recreational Screen Time Tied to Better Cognition in Kids
  128. Mes Actus: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit à l’intellect des enfants
  129. Miami Morning Star: According to a Study Giving your Kids Less Screen Time Improves their Thinking
  130. Midland Reporter-Telegram: Less screen time for children is linked to better cognition, study says
  131. Mindbodygreen: These Three Habits Heavily Influence Your Child’s Brain Development
  132. MinnPost: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognitive skills
  133. Moneylife: Study: Limit Your Child’s Screen Time To Develop Better Cognition
  134. Moscow News Daily: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
  135. Motherly: Your child’s brainpower is linked to these 3 important factors, says study
  136. MSN Philippines: Put Down the Tablet! New Study Suggests Too Much Screen Time May Affect Children’s Cognitive Development
  137. MyFoxZone.com KIDY: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  138. National Post: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
  139. Neuroscience News: Limiting Children’s Screen Time to Less Than 2 Hours a Day Linked to Better Cognition
  140. News18: Parents, Please Note! Limited Time on Screen Good for Children’s Brains
  141. News4JAX: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  142. Newsweek: Only Five Percent of U.S. Kids are Sleeping, Exercising and Away From Screens for Long Enough, and it’s Affecting Their Brains
  143. New York Post: Study raises new concerns that screens sap kids’ brains
  144. New Scientist: Does more than 2 hours of screen time really harm children’s brains?
  145. New Zealand Herald: Children with higher amounts of screen time have far worse cognitive skills
  146. The New York Times: Kids’ Brainpower Tied to Exercise, Sleep and Limited Screen Time
  147. News Center Maine: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  148. NHS: More sleep and limiting screen time may improve children’s mental abilities
  149. Notre Temps: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants (Lancet)
  150. Nouvelles Du Monde: Écrans et enfants: une nouvelle étude met en garde contre les risques
  151. Ottawa Citizen: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
  152. Outlook India: Too much screentime daily may damage kid’s brain function
  153. The Pantagraph: New Study Confirms: Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Linked With Better Cognition
  154. Le Parisien: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux facultés intellectuelles des enfants
  155. PhonAndroid: Santé : plus de deux heures sur smartphone ou devant d’autres écrans rend les enfants moins intelligents
  156. Physician’s Briefing: Global Cognition Up for Youth Meeting Movement Guidelines
  157. Power 102FM: NEW STUDY: Children 8-11 Screen Time Must Be Limited To 2 Hours
  158. The Province: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
  159. Quartz: The case for limiting kids’ screen time to two hours a day
  160. Real Clear Life: Only 5 Percent of U.S. Kids Meet Sleep, Exercise and Screen Time Guidelines
  161. Reddit: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than 2 hours a day linked to better cognition
  162. RCPCH: RCPCH responds to Lancet findings on recreational screen time
  163. Romandie News: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants (Lancet)
  164. Romper: Cutting Back On Your Kid’s Screen Time May Improve Their Performance In School, According To New Study
  165. Sandhills Express: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
  166. Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Health Shorts: Cognitive loss, Kids’ screen time, Folic acid
  167. SB Dirty South Soccer: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
  168. Science Codex: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than 2 hours a day linked to better cognition
  169. Science Daily: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day linked to better cognition, study finds
  170. Science Media Centre: expert reaction to study on sleep, exercise, recreational screen time use and cognition in children
  171. Science News: Survey raises worries about how screen time affects kids’ brains
  172. SentinelSource.com: Study: Less screen time for kids means higher mental performance
  173. SentinelSource.com: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
  174. SFGate: Less screen time for children is linked to better cognition, study says
  175. She Knows: Surprise: Too Much Screen Time Can Inhibit Your Kids’ Brain Development
  176. The Siasat Daily: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
  177. Signs of the Times: Limiting screen time improves cognitive function for children – study
  178. Simplemost: New Study Confirms: Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Linked With Better Cognition
  179. Slashdot: Study Links Restricting Screen Time For Kids To Higher Mental Performance
  180. Smart Parenting: 3 Things That Make the Biggest Impact on Your Child’s Brain Development
  181. Le Soir: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
  182. South China Morning Post: Children struggle to learn because of too much screen time, too little sleep, scientists find
  183. Spruce Tribune: No more than two hours of screen a day for children’s brains
  184. The Star Online: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
  185. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Study Says Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Makes Them Smarter
  186. Street Level Pundit: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
  187. The Sun: SCREEN OFF, BRAIN ON Scientists reveal capping children’s tech time boosts brain power
  188. Tech Times: Want Your Kids To Have Better Cognition? Limit Their Screen Time, Says Study
  189. The Telegraph: More than two hours screentime a day could damage children’s brain development
  190. Télépro: Enfants et écrans : une nouvelle étude pointe les dangers pour le cerveau
  191. TIME: Study: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Improves Their Memory, Attention and Language Skills
  192. The Times: Reducing screen time boosts children’s brains
  193. Times Now: Too much screen time, too little exercie for kids: Study
  194. The Times of India: Too much screentime daily may damage kid’s brain function
  195. Tribune de Genève: Les écrans nuisent au cerveau des petits
  196. Tunis Daily News: Study: Only one in 20 US children met the full recommended guidelines on recreational screen time, physical activity and sleep
  197. Tunisie Numérique: Une étude dévoile les effets de l’utilisation à haute dose des écrans par les enfants sur leurs capacités cognitives
  198. Turess: Une étude dévoile les effets de l’utilisation à haute dose des écrans par les enfants sur leurs capacités cognitives
  199. TVA Nouvelles: Plus de 2 heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités des enfants
  200. Twin Falls Times-News: New Study Confirms: Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Linked With Better Cognition
  201. UrduPoint: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Linked To Better Cognition
  202. US News: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
  203. USA Today: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
  204. Vancouver Sun: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
  205. The Washington Post: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
  206. Washington Times: Two hours or less of screen time for children improves cognitive function, study shows
  207. WENY News: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  208. WFMZ: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  209. Windsor Star: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
  210. WKBT: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  211. WTHI-TV 10: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  212. WKTV: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  213. WPRO: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  214. WTVR: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  215. WXYZ-TV Detroit: Ask Dr. Nandi: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
  216. Yahoo!: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
  217. Yahoo! Finance: U.S. Children Get Too Much Screen Time and Not Enough Sleep, Study Finds
  218. Yahoo! News: Study raises concerns over how much screen time is good for children
  219. Yahoo! France: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit à l’intellect des enfants
  220. Yahoo! Singapore: More than two hours screentime a day could damage children’s brain development
  221. Yahoo! Sports: Study raises concerns over how much screen time is good for children

Watch Dr. Walsh’s interview with Euronews below: