WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate yesterday passed a bill that mandates a study to examine the effects of screen media—including television, computers and video games—on the cognitive development of children.
The Children and Media Research Advancement Act, sponsored by Senators Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sam Brownback, R-Kan., among others, will establish a research program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC, working with the National Academy of Sciences, will examine existing research and set new research priorities.
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