Key Takeaways Heavy smartphone use is linked to uncontrolled and emotional eating in young peopleRisks for body dissatisfaction and food addiction symptoms rose for those using phones over seven hours ...

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 ...

The study finds that high smartphone use in school affects cognitive control in youths, indicating a need for policies to manage digital engagement effectively.

(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 ...

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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 ...

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Smartphones allow us to have information available at our fingertips, in addition to offering portability, convenience, and a sense of privacy. However, overuse of such devices may create a sense of ...

Six Tunbridge Wells schools have announced a rule to ban new Year 7s using smartphones, which is due to come into effect in September Six Kent secondary schools have announced they are banning new ...