Health
Night phone use a danger for adolescent mental health
The world's first long-term assessment of mental health effects from adolescents' late-night mobile use has shown some concerning results.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone data could help monitor bipolar disorder
The early signs of an episode of mania can be hard to detect, but people with bipolar disorder may soon get help from a smart and constant companion – their mobile phones.
Apr 12, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Phantom phone alerts linked to cell phone dependency
You've probably felt or heard it before: a buzz in your pocket or a ding from your purse. You think a message has come to your phone, but when you look, the screen is blank.
Jan 25, 2017
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Health
Why some drivers slow down when using mobile phones
With mobile phone distracted driving a growing road safety issue, a QUT study reveals why some drivers slow down when using a mobile phone but others don't.
Jan 24, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ugandans invent 'smart jacket' to diagnose pneumonia
A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a "smart jacket" that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other.
Jan 22, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Who gets most distracted by cell phones?
Researchers have verified that the mere presence of a cell phone or smartphone can adversely affect our cognitive performance, particularly among infrequent internet users.
Jan 4, 2017
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Health
Hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel
Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, despite one being illegal and the other not, a QUT road safety study has found.
Dec 13, 2016
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Neuroscience
New hope for recovery of hand movement for stroke patients
Stroke patients are starting a trial of a new electronic device to recover movement and control of their hand.
Oct 19, 2016
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Health
Healthcare corruption taken to task by technology, study shows
Mobile phone technology could help to beat bad practices in healthcare delivery, research suggests.
Sep 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Do mobile phones give you brain cancer?
It is a question any mobile phone user would be keen to have answered – and science does offer some clues. In 2011, for example, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified mobile phone radiation as ...
Aug 9, 2016
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