Scrolling on your smartphone while on the toilet may be doing more than passing the time. A new study has found it could raise your risk of hemorrhoids by nearly 50%, thanks to the extra minutes spent ...

University of California, San Francisco investigators measured smartphone app activity during school hours among US adolescents and reported an average of 1.16 hours of use, with social media apps ...

Despite fears that constant phone scrolling harms mental health, new research shows that smartphones have almost no measurable effect on mood, challenging one of today’s most persistent digital-age ...

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You’ve probably seen reports that suggest smartphones are not so great for your health. But new research suggests that using your phone can be good for you — after a certain age. Related video above: ...

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(CNN) - Staying on the toilet too long might not be the greatest thing for your health. According to a study published in the journal PLOS One, extended use of a smartphone during a bowel movement ...

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has substantially increased in the last seven years, negatively impacting children's overall quality of life, although the proportion of children with clinical-level ...

U.S. adolescents spent more than an hour per school day using smartphones. Social media topped the list of most-used app categories, with a mean of nearly 30 minutes. New data come amid rapid changes ...