While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow Research on how smartphone use ...

Using smartphones to collect users’ health data may improve medical research, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis by writer Charles Wallace. Recent studies, many of which were conducted on ...

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 ...

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