Tech time not to blame for teens' mental health problems
A new study, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, suggests that the time adolescents are spending on their phones and online is not that bad.
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A new study, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, suggests that the time adolescents are spending on their phones and online is not that bad.
Aug 23, 2019
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Overuse of electronic devices is no "LOL"—laughing out loud—matter, according to researchers, who suggest that excessive interaction with e-devices may be related to weaker activity in areas of the brain that are key ...
Aug 13, 2019
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nine people are killed and more than 1,000 injured each day in incidents involving a distracted driver. Texting while driving is a modern safety crisis associated ...
May 13, 2019
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Using notes made by the attending healthcare professionals about psychiatric patients enables impending coercive measures to be predicted in advance—potentially even through automated text analysis. This was reported by ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Text messages aren't just a way to chat with family and friends—they are a viable method for rapidly gathering information during a public health crisis.
Oct 2, 2018
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A trio of researchers at Skidmore College has found that text with two spaces after the period in sentences allows people to process the information they are reading faster. In their paper published in the journal Attention, ...
People who often read on electronic devices may have a difficult time understanding scientific concepts, according to a team of researchers. They suggest that this finding, among others in the study, could also offer insights ...
Dec 6, 2017
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Low-income Hispanics with Type 2 diabetes who received health-related text messages every day for six months saw improvements in their blood sugar levels that equaled those resulting from some glucose-lowering medications, ...
Jun 9, 2017
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An international collaboration of neuroscientists has shed light on how the brain helps us to predict what is coming next in speech.
Apr 25, 2017
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Short interruptions – such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone – have a surprisingly large effect on one's ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research led by Michigan State ...
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