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Daily News Lesson January 17 2018

Do smartphones cause sleep problems, anxiety and depression in kids?
Earlier this month, two of Apple's big shareholders called on the maker of the iPhone to come up with ways for parents to restrict their kids' phone use and study the effects that heavy usage has on mental health.
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Daily Video October 16 2015

Research reveals ancestors likely slept less, not more
A study from the UCLA Center for Sleep Research debunks the myth that modern humans get less sleep than our ancestors and are thus less healthy.

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