News articles tagged with 'television'
TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods
— 5 Nov 2009 11:53 | HealthChildhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages... — full story
Background TV found to have negative effect on parent-child interactions
— 15 Sep 2009 11:27 | HealthMore than a third of American infants and toddlers live in homes where the television is on most or all the time, even if no one's watching. A new study looks for the first time at... — full story
Alcohol advertising reaching too many teens on cable TV
— 21 Aug 2009 13:13 | HealthA new study from the Centre on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, in collaboration with UCLA, has found a striking correlation between teenage viewership and the frequency of alcohol advertising... — full story
One small step in the search for moonwalk tapes
— 17 Jul 2009 03:31 | AstronomyThe world will get the first glimpse of what the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk really looked like thanks to the exceptional footage taken from Australian telescopes on 21 July (Australian... — full story
Medical use for waste television screens
— 13 Jul 2009 14:39 | TechnologyWaste material from discarded televisions could be recycled and used in medicine, according to new research by scientists at the University of York... — full story
Researchers create freestanding nanoparticle films without fillers
— 10 Jun 2009 08:18 | TechnologyNanoparticle films are no longer a delicate matter: Vanderbilt physicists have found a way to make them strong enough so they don't disintegrate at the slightest touch... — full story
TV watching before bedtime can lead to sleep debt
— 8 Jun 2009 11:08 | HealthAccording to a research that will be presented today at SLEEP 2009 television watching may be an important determinant of bedtime, and may contribute to chronic sleep debt... — full story
Easier access to media by children increases risk for influence on health issues
— 4 Jun 2009 06:30 | HealthWith children having easier access to media and a wider variety of content, the possible negative influence on health issues such as sex, drugs, obesity and eating disorders is increased,... — full story
TV noise associated with fewer verbal interactions between infants and parents
— 4 Jun 2009 05:35 | HealthFor every hour they spend in the presence of an audible television, parents speak fewer words and infants are less likely to make vocalisations in response, according to a report in... — full story
Researchers find popular television shows inaccurately portray violent crime
— 20 May 2009 16:05 | HealthResearchers at Mayo Clinic compared two popular television shows, CSI and CSI: Miami, to actual U.S. homicide data, and discovered clear differences between media portrayals of violent... — full story