1. AirPods emit RF radiation near your head and body. AirPods utilize Bluetooth wireless technology, which means they emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation near your head and body for prolonged periods, increasing your risk for serious health issues, including cancer and neurological, reproductive and DNA damage. Experts say: "My concern for AirPods is that their placement in the ear canal exposes tissues in the head to relatively high levels of radio-frequency radiation." 2. AirPods pose a greater health risk to young people. Children and teenagers absorb more RF radiation than adults because they have more absorbent brain tissue, thinner skulls and smaller heads, making them especially vulnerable to the health risks of AirPod use. 3. AirPods increase your risk of brain cancer. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies RF radiation as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" based on an increased risk of brain cancer associated with RF radiation exposure. 4. AirPods open your blood-brain barrier. Exposure to low-intensity RF radiation (like Bluetooth) has been shown to open the blood-brain barrier, a layer of brain cells designed to prevent toxins from reaching the brain, which may lead to brain cancer and neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. 5. AirPods send magnetic fields right through your brain. The left and right AirPods communicate wirelessly via a magnetic induction field, continuously sending artificial electromagnetic energy back and forth right through your brain.

Watching more than two hours of screens a day may harm the structural integrity of white matter in preschoolers' brains, with implications for language and literacy skills. Children under 2 years shouldn't use screens, but even those 2 and over may face lifelong consequences of too much screen time during childhood You may want to think twice before gifting your child a new tablet or cellphone this holiday season, as increasing research suggests screen time may cause more harm than good. Preschool-aged children may be particularly at risk, which is why the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting use for 2- to 5 year olds to just one hour a day of "high-quality programming," and even then watching it with them so you can support learning. Watching beyond this amount could have lasting effects on your child's health, even harming brain development, according to a study by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Those with greater screen time had "lower microstructural integrity" of brain white matter, an area linked with cognitive function and language. Excess Screen Time Changes Preschoolers' Brains The study involved 47 children between the ages of 3 and 5. ScreenQ was used to measure screen usage in accordance with AAP recommendations, taking into account such factors as access to screens, frequency of use, what type of content was viewed and whether coviewing occurred --as in, did an adult watch along with the child and discuss the content? A higher ScreenQ score was associated with greater screen time. MRIs were then used to assess the children's brains, revealing that more screen time was harmful to the brain's white matter, particularly in tracts supporting language and literacy skills. "While we can't yet determine whether screen time causes these structural changes or implies long-term neurodevelopmental risks," Dr. John Hutton, director of the Reading & Literacy Discovery Center at Cincinnati Children's and lead study author said in a news release, "these findings warrant further study to understand what they mean and how to set appropriate limits on technology use."