Despite fears that constant phone scrolling harms mental health, new research shows that smartphones have almost no measurable effect on mood, challenging one of today’s most persistent digital-age ...

According to research from Semmelweis University, not only personality traits contribute to problematic smartphone use, but weak self-control and a strong fear of missing out (FOMO) on social events ...

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Scrolling on your phone while sitting on the toilet might be doing more harm than you think. A new study found that people who use smartphones during bathroom visits had a 46% higher risk of ...

Excessive smartphone use linked to reduced attention span and lower academic performance. Strong correlation between screen time and increased rates of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances in ...

Smartphone usage in hospitals has increased steadily since 2012, with 77 percent of respondents reporting their organizations support smartphone use, according to the second installment of Spok’s ...

Pupils and parents are to be surveyed on smartphone use in schools Parents, teachers and students are to be surveyed for their views on smartphone use in Guernsey schools. Education, Sport and Culture ...

A recent study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that individuals who excessively use their smartphones display heightened brain activity in regions associated with social pain when ...

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