{
  "id": 1452785,
  "title": "Scientists tracked kids for 8 years — the screen time result was unexpected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/scientists-tracked-kids-for-8-years-the-screen-time-result-was-1452785",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:41:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064803.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An eight-year Finnish study found that children who spent more time on screens tended to show better cognitive processing as teenagers, challenging common assumptions about screen use. Researchers say the key may be balancing physical activity with screen activities that encourage learning, creativity, and active thinking.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}