The unchecked exposure of children to social media has been a growing concern for parents, teachers and health professionals. Excessive screen time has been linked to a variety of harmful consequences on children's mental and physical health, ranging from focus issues to poor short-term memory recall.

A recent study has shed new light on this pressing issue, revealing a potential link between screen habits and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms in children. Researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Oregon Health & Science University in the USA examined data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study, tracking children every year for four years.

They analysed data from around 8,000 children aged approximately between nine and 14. The st

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