A recent study reveals that a short digital detox from smartphones can lead to significant changes in brain activity. A 72-hour break from phone usage impacted brain regions associated with reward and ...

Nomophobia - or no mobile phone phobia - the onset of severe anxiety on losing access to your smartphone has been talked about for years. But in Asia, the birthplace of the selfie stick and the emoji, ...

Smartphone addiction, often called communication addiction disorder, is a serious problem in Korea. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security reported that 8.4 percent of smartphone users in ...

Baba Vanga's prediction about addictive devices dominating lives seems relevant today as smartphone addiction rises across all age groups. Excessive use leads to mental health issues like anxiety and ...

From the moment we wake up to when we go to bed, our smartphones are always there—our constant companion. Smartphones have become an extension of our bodies, making it harder than ever to unplug. But ...

Anita Hagh couldn’t stop pressing the corner of her phone screen where the Facebook app used to be. It was about five years ago, and she had deleted the social media platform from her cellphone. It ...

Overcoming phone addiction requires a conscious blend of self-discipline, expert-backed strategies, and insights from Nigerian research linking excessive smartphone use to deeper psychological and ...

WHILE there’s been plenty of anecdotal evidence of smartphones impacting our mental health, recent medical studies are showing how smartphone addiction is literally rewiring our brains. Why It Hurts: ...

Korea’s mobile industry has been growing at a dazzling pace on the back of an explosive increase in the number of smartphone users, with Koreans perhaps the fastest adopters of new wireless ...

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