Social media apps like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat accounted for the greatest share of smartphone use during school hours, ...

US high schoolers between the ages of 13 and 18 spend more than an hour per day on phones during school hours, according to ...

"Even during school hours, smartphones remain a major part of adolescents' daily lives," Nagata added. "Smartphones can ...

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help ...

Teens spend more than an hour on smartphones on average during school, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

People are using smartphones now more than ever — but are these tools hurting us more than helping us? According to the Pew Research Center, 91% of Americans own a smartphone. While they offer ...

While many have embraced technology as adults, there's still widespread debate about how to introduce kids to it without putting them at risk for developing mental health problems like addiction or ...

Most people use their phones for texting, social media, and photos — the obvious stuff. But smartphones have dozens of ...

The next time you feel the urge to scroll, click, or even glance at your phone, tamp down the urge even just to stave off boredom. Instead of keeping boredom at bay, your screen time intensifies ...

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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 ...