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White matter integrity buffers the impact of screen time on inhibitory control in youth

An Elsevier journal article published 2026-12-01 reports that white matter integrity reduces the effect of screen time on inhibitory control in young people. The supplied excerpt lists only the publisher and content type and provides no further study details.

Categories: science-and-space, public-health

Generated scores

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Confidence
2/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
6/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The article presents a research finding about brain structure related to youth cognitive function and screen time.

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