The Jennette P Moreno Research Lab at BCM

02/17/2026

The National Sleep Foundation provides helpful tips for parents on how to reduce blue light exposure at night to improve sleep.
✅ Set a bedtime for screens one hour before your child's bedtime
✅ Screen free bedrooms
✅ Use blue blocking glasses in the evening
✅ Use night mode settings on devices
✅ If your child needs a nightlight, try a red light bulb
✅ Get plenty of daytime light exposure

Blue light decreases melatonin levels and may delay or disrupt sleep in children. Learn about how you can reduce blue light exposure before bedtime.

02/03/2026

We are recruiting families who are interested in helping us learn how evening screen media use affectschildren’s sleep, memory, and attention. Up to $510 compensation provided for participation. Free parking . To learn moreplease visit: https://redcap.link/goodnight You can also contact us at: 713-798-0557 or GoodNightScreenMedia@bcm.edu
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Your participation in this study will help the investigators better understand: the effect of screen use before bed on the sleep and biological rhythms of young children. The knowledge gained will help to inform screen media use guidelines for children.

01/17/2026

Help us understand how screen time may affect your 3–4-year old’s sleep, growth and development. Join the 12-month TECH study! You will receive $410, a report of your child’s screen use, & informational videos at the end of the study. Read about the study here: https://redcap.link/techstudy.

01/14/2026

Help us learn about the effects of screen media use on children’s sleep, memory and attention.
Participants may be compensated up to $510 for participation. Free Parking. To learn more please visit https://redcap.link/goodnight You can also contact us at: 713-798-0557 or GoodNightScreenMedia@bcm.edu

(Do not respond with personal health information on this social media forum. This public forum should not be considered private)

Your participation in this study will help the investigators better understand: the effect of screen use before bed on the sleep and biological rhythms of young children. The knowledge gained will help to inform screen media use guidelines for children.

01/14/2026

Moreno Lab birthday celebration! Happy Birthday to Eleni, Nana, and Hafza!

12/30/2025

This is for a research study conducted with Baylor College of Medicine

Your participation in this study will help the investigators better understand: the effect of screen use before bed on the sleep and biological rhythms of young children. The knowledge gained will help to inform screen media use guidelines for children.

12/17/2025

Happy Holidays from the Moreno Lab. We had fun decorating a gingerbread house and won "Best Use of Materials" in the BCM Department of Pediatrics Gingerbread House Decorating Contest!

12/03/2025

We are inviting families with children aged 8–11 years old to participate in an exciting new study conducted by Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston. 🧠💤
Study Focus: We aim to learn about children’s sleep and screen media use.
What’s Involved?
• Two weekends of in-home visits
• Measuring your child’s sleep patterns
• Collecting saliva samples to assess sleep hormones
• Fun, age-appropriate activities to evaluate memory and learning
Why Participate?
• Up to $500 Compensation for families who complete the study
Interested? Learn more and sign up at https://redcap.link/SCREENS or contact us at 📞 713-798-0555 or 📧 Screens_Study@bcm.edu
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Help us make a difference! 🌟

The current study is interested in how tablet use before bed might be related to children's sleep, melatonin levels (sleep hormone), memory, attention, or emotion regulation. Our findings may help inform screen media use guidelines for school-age children.

11/14/2025

Now accepting applications!

https://jobs.bcm.edu/job/Postdoctoral-Associate-Pediatric-and-Maternal-Nutrition/23824-en_US

11/12/2025

We had fun volunteering at the Houston Food Bank last week with our research team, friends, and family.

11/06/2025

Help us learn about the effects of screen media use on children’s sleep, memory, and attention. Parents and children aged 4 are encouraged to learn more about an exciting new study at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, TX.

This is for a research study conducted with Baylor College of Medicine. Compensation will be provided for
participation. Free Parking.

You can also contact us at 713-798-0557 or GoodNightScreenMedia@bcm.edu
(Do not respond with personal health information on this social media forum. This public forum should not be considered private)

Your participation in this study will help the investigators better understand: the effect of screen use before bed on the sleep and biological rhythms of young children. The knowledge gained will help to inform screen media use guidelines for children.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!