Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom
Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new study has found.
Jul 21, 2021
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Ophthalmology
New app helps children with 'lazy eye' visual impairment
Eye specialists, mathematicians and games designers at the University of Southampton have teamed up to develop and launch a smartphone app aimed at helping improve vital treatment for children with amblyopia, a common visual ...
May 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why young children are hyper-optimistic
While people tend to have an optimism bias at any age, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General study reports that this is particularly true among children, and declines as they grow up into adolescence. As they grow ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Medical research
Is there a happiness equation? Here's how we're trying to find out
Most people would like to be happier. But it isn't always easy to know how to achieve that goal. Is there an equation for happiness? Many formulas have been suggested. Get enough sleep. Exercise. Meditate. Help others. Spend ...
May 20, 2021
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Cardiology
Detecting carpal tunnel syndrome with a smartphone game
A Japanese research group combined motion analysis that uses smartphone application and machine learning that uses an anomaly detection method, thereby developing a technique to easily screen for carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Health
Researchers study link between Pokemon GO and a healthier lifestyle
Today marks the one year anniversary of Pokémon GO's worldwide release that sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that ...
Jul 6, 2017
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Health
Smokers keen to break the habit can now play games to help them quit
A smartphone app that could help smokers stick to New Year's resolutions to quit by playing games to combat cravings has been developed by academics at Kingston University London and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Jan 4, 2017
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Pediatrics
Two-year-olds adept at using touch-screen technology
Two year olds are adept at using touch screens, and can swipe, unlock, and actively search for features on smartphones and tablets, finds a small study published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Dec 21, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The effect of football results on the well-being of viewers
Psychologists at the University of Konstanz have determined that football results can raise the immediate sense of well-being for viewers, but are unlikely to sustain it in the longer-term. Through a specially-designed smartphone ...
Jun 2, 2015
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