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Internaut
Internaut is a common term for a designer, operator, or technically capable professional user of the Internet. Beginning with participants in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), it gradually expanded to members of the Internet Society (ISoc) and the larger community.
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Video game addiction needs standard definition
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide say treatment for people affected by video game "addiction" would be improved if a standard definition of the problem were adopted by psychologists.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 19, 2013 |
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Internet addiction disorder characterized by abnormal white matter integrity
Internet addiction disorder may be associated with abnormal white matter structure in the brain, as reported in the Jan. 11 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. These structural features may be linked to behavioral impair ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Study: Parkinson's disease itself does not increase risk of gambling, shopping addiction
Parkinson's disease itself does not increase the risk of impulse control problems such as compulsive gambling and shopping that have been seen in people taking certain drugs for Parkinson's disease, according to new research ...
Neuroscience
Jan 07, 2013 |
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'Finding yourself' on Facebook: Internet can be crucial to teens' psychological development
American teenagers are spending an ever-increasing amount of time online, much to the chagrin of parents who can't seem to tear their children away from Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. But despite the dangers that lurk on ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Facebook use leads to depression? No, says Wisconsin study
MADISON- A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 09, 2012 |
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HEALTHBEAT: Helping doctors keep human touch
(AP) -- Medical student Gregory Shumer studied the electronic health record and scooted his laptop closer to the diabetic grandfather sitting on his exam table. "You can see," he pointed at the screen - weight, ...
Health
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Autistic tendencies linked to compulsive Internet use
The more autistic tendencies a person exhibits the greater the chance that he or she uses the Internet in a compulsive manner. NWO researcher Catrin Finkenauer from VU University Amsterdam has demonstrated this relationship ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Are you addicted to the internet?
People worried about the amount of time they spend online are invited to take part in a study about internet addiction.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Internet use can reduce fatalistic view of cancer
Many Americans have fatalistic views on cancer prevention—they believe that getting cancer is a matter of luck or fate. Recent research, published in the Journal of Communication, found that people who use the internet to inq ...
Cancer
Dec 10, 2012 |
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