News tagged with internet use

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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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 | 3.3 / 5 (6) | 0

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 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

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 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

'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 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

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 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0 |