{
  "id": 590721,
  "title": "More screen time in childhood associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/more-screen-time-in-childhood-associated-with-better-cognitive",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-screen-childhood-cognitive-adolescence.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a study conducted at the Universities of Jyväskylä and Eastern Finland, more screen time since childhood was associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence. According to one of the researchers, we should not regard screen time solely as harmful. The most important thing is to find a balance between physical activity and screen time that promotes 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."
}