Brian Resnick
Have smartphones really destroyed a generation? We don't know. 
Professor Jean Twenge, of San Diego State University, correlates data linking teen mental health with technology to answer this provocative question.
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Lu Sirui
Tackling phone addiction: 'Restricted mode' for youth coming soon
Director of Adolescent Psychological Development Base in China says: excessive exposure to digital products will harm teenagers' social abilities and delay their cognitive development.
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NHS
Why lack of sleep is bad for your health
Many effects of lack of sleep, such as feeling grumpy and not working at your best, are well known. But did you know that sleep deprivation can also have profound consequences on physical health?
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Study International Staff
Smartphones are causing teens to suffer from 'social stress'
Adolescents are facing mental health problems around the world, often going untreated. Alarming rates of youth suicide and self-harm have been reported globally.
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Geoffrey James
What a One-Day Digital Detox Does For Your Brain (It's Pretty Amazing)
Neuroscientists believe the internet can reprogram your brain to be less effective. Fortunately, much of that damage is repaired with even a short period of time without access to consumer electronic.
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Tim Elmore
Curing Students of Nomophobia
According to YouGov, 53% of UK mobile users feel anxious when their smartphones run our of battery, credit, network coverage or get lost. Teens prefer to loose a pinky finger over a cell phone.
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Carolyn Gregoire
This Scientific Test Will Tell You How Addicted You Are To Your Smartphone
The research builds on a University of Missouri study which found that bring separated from your iPhone can have a real psychological and physiological effect, including impaired thinking.
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Kaytie Zimmerman
Is Your Cell Phone Killing Your Productivity At Work?
According to OpenMarket, 83% of millennials open text messages within 90 seconds of receiving them.
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Madeline Stone
Smartphone Addiction Now Has A Clinical Name
According to data from the Pew Research Center, 90% of Americans have a cell phone, while a full 58% of them own smartphones.
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IFL Science
How Smartphone Use Is Changing The Way Thumbs and Brains Communicate
A study has found that this widespread mode of communication is changing the way thumbs and the brain talk to one another.
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