Science News for Kids » dopamine http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fuzzy future http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:43 +0000 Nathan Seppa http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17178 Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest]]> Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/feed/ 0 Risk-taking linked to Ritalin http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/risk-taking-linked-to-ritalin/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/risk-taking-linked-to-ritalin/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:25:15 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14338 In a new study, people without ADHD who took Ritalin took greater chances than those who didn’t take the drug. Credit: istockphoto

People who inappropriately take the prescription drug to become more alert may also become more reckless]]> In a new study, people without ADHD who took Ritalin took greater chances than those who didn’t take the drug. Credit: istockphoto

People who inappropriately take the prescription drug to become more alert may also become more reckless]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/risk-taking-linked-to-ritalin/feed/ 0