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Plenty of research has shown that scrolling social media is detrimental to one's mental health, but a new study suggests that limiting general internet use on smartphones also is beneficial. The study ...

Co-authored by Angela Patterson, Ph.D., and Alanna Rivera. It’s hard to imagine a young person’s life without a smartphone. It’s hard to imagine my own without it. And I’m probably not alone in that.

The “smartphone-free childhood” debate has reached fever pitch in recent months, partly thanks to Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation, which talks about how childhood changed dramatically ...

Using your phone as a distraction is okay, but do it in moderation, suggests a researcher who studies technology use and quality of life. What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken ...

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 ...

Smartphones are making teenagers more aggressive, detached from reality and causing them to hallucinate, according to new research. Scientists concluded the younger a person starts using a phone, the ...

Smartphones allow us to have information available at our fingertips, in addition to offering portability, convenience, and a sense of privacy. However, overuse of such devices may create a sense of ...

Mobile technology is a regular part of everyday life for most professionals, and now 69 percent of respondents reported they used apps on smartphones and tablets to access clinical information at work ...

Early smartphone use was linked to low self-image in girls and boys. Children, especially girls, who own smartphones before they are 13 years old may have worse mental health outcomes when they're ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations. The move will impact ...

One of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legislative priorities for this year, limiting the use of phones in classrooms, is dead after House Democrats killed a bill addressing the issue. The bill to ban ...