The smartphone era has transformed daily life, offering unprecedented convenience and connectivity. However, these powerful devices harbor subtle addictive elements that can significantly impact ...

Asheville, North Carolina — Katy Paige Rosenberg, a freshman at the University of North Carolina Asheville, recently realized what too much scrolling on her phone was doing to her. She estimates she ...

WHILE there’s been plenty of anecdotal evidence of smartphones impacting our mental health, recent medical studies are showing how smartphone addiction is literally rewiring our brains. Why It Hurts: ...

Similar to nomophobia, common symptoms include a constant urge to check the phone, anxiety when away from it, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbances The term nomophobia, the fear of being ...

Research is showing that smartphone addiction can lead to "brain rot," requiring the brain to work harder to complete simple tasks. Meg Oliver has more on why doctors are saying it is important for ...

Object recognition software is used by law enforcement to help identify suspects, by self-driving cars to navigate roadways and by many consumers to unlock their cell phones or pay for their morning ...

Three days without a smartphone - an almost unimaginable challenge for many. But what happens to our brain when we put the device aside? A recent study by the Universities of Heidelberg and Cologne ...

PARENTS who constantly fiddle with mobile phones or iPads in front of their children are guilty of "benign neglect" and risk driving them to a lifelong dependency on screens, a leading psychologist ...