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10/06/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Study suggests a direct link between screen time and ADHD in teens
Adding to the list of health concerns associated with excessive screen time, one study suggests that there could be a link between the length of time teenagers spend online and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The two-year study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), observed more than 2,500 high school students from […]
10/03/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Is social media addiction a new type of psychiatric condition?
When people say that they’re “addicted” to Facebook or social media, is it the same thing as being addicted to drugs or alcohol? According to estimates, the number of social media users around the world can skyrocket from almost a billion in 2010 to over three billion by 2021. Out of all the social networking sites (SNS), Facebook is […]
09/27/2018
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By Lance D Johnson
Technology and social media are feeding addictive behaviors and mental illness in society
Smart phones and tablets have become a cancerous growth in our lives – never leaving us, feeding off our essence, and sucking away our attention, life, and energy. Social media is like an aggressive form of brain cancer, attaching to our mind, addicting us to cheap dopamine rushes, replacing human interaction with a digital façade […]
09/09/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Too much screen time alters the brain: Overuse of electronic devices leads to addiction, imbalance in brain chemistry
Wherever you go today, you will see people with their heads looking down at the tiny screen in their hands. Today, people are becoming increasingly dependent on smartphones and other gadgets to be updated with the latest news, gather information and communicate with other people. A new study finds that spending too much time on […]
06/25/2018
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By Vicki Batts
Founder of Virtual Reality warns we should all DELETE all social media accounts to avoid “mass human behavioral engineering”
Does social media actually bring people closer together, or is it all an illusion with a much darker purpose? Jaron Lanier, one of the founding fathers of virtual reality, believes social media is a toxic space, serving only to leave people feeling sadder, angrier and more alone. In his new book, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social […]
05/05/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Are you a slave to your phone? Happiness researchers explain how social media is making you unhappy
Many things aren’t what they used to be because of social media. We don’t talk to each other often anymore, because we’d rather check our mobile phones even if we’re seated at a table with friends and family. So everyone ends up reaching for their mobile phones as well. According to happiness researcher and psychologist Dr. […]
02/22/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Former insiders launch awareness campaign to warn users about the addictive dangers of Facebook and Google
Former employees of Google and Facebook are campaigning to warn users about the addictive dangers posed by social media networks like Google and Facebook, according to a Daily Mail Online report. Tristan Harris, who was a former in-house ethicist at Google, is leading the new group called the Center for Humane Technology which campaigns to […]
02/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Florida legislature passes resolution declaring PORN a health risk that causes “physical and mental illness”
A house committee of the state legislature of Florida passed a resolution calling pornography “a public health risk”, reported the Daily Mail. They did so despite the opposition of their health professional colleague. Citing research linking pornography to “mental and physical illnesses”, Republican Representative Ross Spano led 17 others in the near-unanimous adoption of the resolution. The […]
12/24/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Education and intervention: New training lab uses virtual reality to dissuade teens from smoking
Virtual reality has a wide variety of uses, ranging from augmenting entertainment experiences to helping pilots train for actual flight. Now, research scientists from the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games are working towards newer, more noble applications for this technology. One of these is smokeSCREEN VR, the virtual reality adaptation of PlayForward: smokeSCREEN, […]
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