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INTERNET ADDICTION NEWS

Is your attention as fleeting as a popping of a kernel? Here's how to fix your 'popcorn brain'

March 12, 2024 10:22 am

Attention spans are dwindling by the day as we rapidly become a more digitalised world. Find out how to refocus and regain your concentration in a world obsessed with social media.

Matters of the Mind: Worrying about technology won’t help

October 02, 2020 10:26 am

Technology is here to stay, and given that most of the social media platforms aim at increasing use, thereby creating addictions, we need to damage control by knowing when to stop, how and when to replace

How parents can help their kids stay safe online

October 15, 2019 8:11 am

The truth is that wherever children are there is a danger of them being hurt, the only true way to protect our children is creating a safe space for them to come and voice their feelings.

Are kids spending too much time on mobile phones? It's not entirely their fault

July 11, 2019 7:52 am

Every time a child is restless, all one needs to do is to play a video for them or show them an online game or use it as bait if they refuse to eat. In no time, your child becomes obsessed with screens.

The digital drug: Internet addiction spawns US treatment programs

January 28, 2019 2:53 pm

Internet addiction is not a choice but an actual disorder and a disease. Teenagers get addicted to their electronics, reveal doctors.

Chinese teen chops off hand to cure Internet addiction

February 05, 2015 2:27 pm

A high school senior, Wang is recovering after doctors were able to successfully reattach his hand.

Teens prefer smartphones over sex: Study

May 14, 2014 6:35 pm

Nearly a fifth of the students surveyed spend more than five hours online daily, researchers found.

Women more likely to be Facebook addicts: study

September 01, 2012 4:45 pm

The study showed that the thoughts of the addicts revolve around the Internet during the day.

What causes Internet addiction

August 30, 2012 2:45 pm

People feel their well-being is severely impacted if they have to go without internet.

Internet addiction as bad as drugs!

January 12, 2012 4:21 pm

Researchers associate internet addiction with abnormal white matter structure in brain.

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