Smartphone "addiction" may explain poor sleep quality in a significant proportion of young adults, new research suggests. Investigators found that almost 40% of adults aged 18 to 30 years who ...
young teenager girl hand using mobile phone or smartphone on gray wall background Determining when smartphone use has become an addiction in patients is tricky. Researchers outline what to look for.
Two recent studies have linked “problematic smartphone use” among teenagers to increased symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia. But is it a real problem? And how worried, if at all, should we ...
We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...
Nineteen young adults handed over their smartphones for three days. When researchers scanned their brains afterward, the ...
A pair of studies have found links between teens who suffer from depression, anxiety, and insomnia and a condition called Problematic Smartphone Use, or PSU, which follows patterns similar to ...