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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research is showing that smartphone addiction can lead to "brain rot," requiring the brain to work harder to complete simple tasks ...

Let me tell you a story. I was eating at a restaurant recently when a group of four teenage girls came in and were seated at a table near me.

Older adults with more smartphone usage had poorer sleep quality, according to a new study. Depression and loneliness played a significant role in making sleep quality even worse. Researchers surveyed ...

If you feel like you're being controlled by your smartphone, don't feel alone — smartphone addiction is a real thing. So, let's talk about it, and how to deal with it. We've all done it — we've lost ...

Smartphone addiction is referred to by various terms, such as "smartphone dependence", "problematic smartphone use,” and “nomophobia” (no mobile phone phobia). Problematic smartphone use is marked by ...

Many Americans spend hours a day on their phones and struggle to cut back. George Mack, a newsletter writer and marketing executive, said having two phones helped him fix his phone addiction. He said ...

From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...

Never get stuck behind a phone-staring slow walker again. iOS 12 introduces new features to help you curb your iPhone addiction During its WWDC keynote today, Apple unveiled a host of features to help ...

This year, the world got serious about smartphone addiction. The Los Angeles Unified School District, which just banned mobile devices on campuses, is only the latest body to try to pry these tools ...

I check an email and before I realize it, I’m watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things … I look up, and an hour has passed. I’ve wasted ...