Parks Cut Kids’ Screen Time, but Sidewalks Tell a Different Story for Boys and Girls
A Quebec study of children at risk of obesity found that parks, sidewalks, and other neighbourhood features influence screen time, ...
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Like Parent, Like Child: How Lockdowns Forged a Shared Movement Blueprint in Canadian Families
A national Canadian study found that during COVID-19 lockdowns, parents who met 24-hour movement guidelines for activity, screen time, and ...
Vigorous Exercise, Not Extra Sleep, Drives Real Health Gains in Children, Landmark Study Finds
A two-year Australian study using compositional data analysis found that only moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, especially vigorous exercise, predicted real changes ...
How Scientists Turn 24/7 Movement Data Into Charts That Actually Make Sense
An umbrella review of 93 reviews catalogued 134 accelerometer-derived metrics for 24/7 movement behaviour and produced the first framework to ...
Light Activity, Not Intense Workouts, Tied to Happier Teens in 24-Hour Time-Use Study
Australian researchers using compositional data analysis found that light physical activity, rather than vigorous exercise, was linked to higher happiness ...
How Preschoolers Spend Their Days Shapes Growing Minds, Canadian Study Finds
A large Canadian study using compositional analysis and objective accelerometer data links preschoolers' daily mix of sleep, sedentary time, and ...
Who Sits All Day After Cancer Treatment? New Study Reveals Distinct Activity Profiles
A Dutch accelerometer study of over 680 cancer survivors identifies three distinct activity profiles shortly after treatment, with men, higher-educated ...
Vigorous Movement, Sharper Mind: Two-Year Study Reveals How Daily Activity Shapes Executive Function After 55
A two-year Belgian longitudinal study using accelerometry and compositional data analysis found that daily time-use was linked to executive function ...
Canadian Childcare Movement Policies Remain Patchy, National Survey of 1,340 Facilities Finds
A national survey of 1,340 Canadian childcare facilities finds written movement behaviour policies are inconsistent and strongly shaped by provincial ...
Sitting, Sleeping Poorly and Skipping Exercise Costs Billions Every Year
A systematic review of 40 studies finds that insufficient physical activity, excessive sedentary behaviour and inadequate sleep cost billions of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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