Six Kent secondary schools have announced they are banning new Year 7s from using smartphones, starting in September this ...

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 ...

Back in the Dark Ages before people took a byte out of the Apple, if you didn’t have a watch or there wasn’t a wall clock around with a big hand and a small hand and you needed to know what time it ...

Smartphones make daily life easier, but they also bring risks that go beyond hacking. Here are five common issues many people ...

Scrolling on your smartphone while on the toilet may be doing more than passing the time. A new study has found it could raise your risk of hemorrhoids by nearly 50%, thanks to the extra minutes spent ...

Using phones a lot, especially before bedtime, can hurt sleep quality, and poor sleep on its own can make attention, memory, and decision-making worse. — © AFP ...

A new study suggests that a common modern habit may be linked to a higher risk of hemorrhoids. Researchers analyzing colonoscopy patients found that smartphone users were significantly more likely to ...

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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 ...