Health
Don't take your smartphone to bed if you want a good night's sleep
It's bad enough that your kids can't tear themselves from their smartphone screen during daylight hours. (You know that describes you, too.)
May 30, 2019
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Health
Survey finds less than half of Americans concerned about poor posture
The average American adult spends more than three and a half hours looking down at their smartphones every day. Looking down or slouching for long periods of time can not only cause chronic pain in the back, neck and knees, ...
Oct 9, 2019
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Neuroscience
Enhancing deep sleep through auditory brain stimulation
Many people, especially the elderly, suffer from abnormal sleep. In particular, the deep sleep phases become shorter and shallower with age. Deep sleep is important for the regeneration of the brain and memory, and also has ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Health
Smartphone making your eyes tired?
Several reports indicate that prolonged viewing of mobile devices and other stereo 3D devices leads to visual discomfort, fatigue and even headaches. According to a new Journal of Vision study, the root cause may be the demand ...
Jul 21, 2011
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Health
Video: How staring at screens can affect your vision
More people working from home these days often means more hours looking at computer screens and mobile devices. And eye experts at Mayo Clinic say that could create some temporary vision problems.
Sep 2, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Wearable devices can reduce collision risk in blind and visually impaired people
A new study showed that a wearable computer vision device can reduce collisions for both people who are blind or those who are visually impaired and using a long cane and/or guide dog by 37 percent, compared to using other ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Health
Can your smartphone help you exercise?
Fitness applications (apps) use behavior change techniques (BCTs) to help users modify their physical activities, but which apps and which techniques are most effective? In a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, ...
Jan 13, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Simple digital detox tips can curb phone addiction habits
Before you dismiss the idea that you might suffer from smartphone addiction, consider how long could you go without checking your phone. A day? An evening? An hour? Internet use has skyrocketed over the past few decades due ...
Apr 9, 2018
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Health
Mobile technologies are ushering in a new kind of patient/physician partnership
A recent cartoon in The New Yorker magazine depicts a human resource manager behind a desk, holding up a form and emphatically telling the person in front of him, "You can't list your iPhone as your primary physician!"
Oct 6, 2015
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Neuroscience
How the brain ignores distracting information to coordinate movements
As you read this article, touch receptors in your skin are sensing your environment. Your clothes and jewelry, the chair you're sitting on, the computer keyboard or mobile device you're using, even your fingers as they brush ...
Oct 14, 2021
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