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City 6 years ago

Two teens from Bekasi diagnosed with mobile gaming addiction

Two teenagers in Bekasi, West Java, are reportedly so addicted to mobile gaming that a local foundation has diagnosed them with a mental health disorder.

Health 6 years ago

Smartphone addiction may help identify depression

American researchers have attempted to determine if being addicted to one's smartphone can lead to depression or if people who are subject to depressive symptoms are more vulnerable to this type of addiction.

Health 6 years ago

Is checking a smartphone during the night bad for sleep?

A team of American scientists observed how the brain reacts to short, intense exposure to blue light in order to determine how sleep is affected.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Italy drafts 'no-mobile-phone phobia' law

Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) has drafted a law aimed at preventing and treating the rising phenomenon of addiction to mobile phones and computers, particularly among the young.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Louvre museum removes Sackler name amid opioid controversy

Billionaire family are owners of Purdue Pharma, whose painkiller OxyContin is subject of over 1,000 lawsuits for role in US addiction crisis.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Tel Aviv tries out new crosswalk lights for cellular addicts

Israel’s bustling business capital wants to stop “smartphone zombies” in their tracks.

Health 7 years ago

Games industry asks WHO to hold fire on 'gaming disorder'

Video games are compelling, but does playing them too much constitute a medical condition? The gaming industry is trying to avoid “gaming disorder” becoming a formally recognized ailment.

People 7 years ago

Demi Lovato: I hate tabloids

Pop star Demi Lovato has mostly kept quiet about the circumstances that led to her drug overdose, which landed her in the hospital and rehab earlier this year.

News 7 years ago

Students pick food deprivation over smartphone deprivation, study finds

A recent study conducted by the University of Buffalo, which involved depriving students of either food or their smartphones, found that students would rather go without food than give up their phones.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Fortnite addiction is forcing kids into video-game rehab

Video-game addiction isn’t new: Parents and teachers have been carping about distracted children -- and their joystick-addled hands -- since the days of Atari consoles. But the ubiquity of Fortnite has created a more widespread menace.

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