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21 Jul

Early Access to Smartphones May Have Serious Mental Health Consequences in Early Adulthood

A new study finds kids given smartphones before the age of 13 are more likely to have poorer mental health by the age of 18.

05 Jul

Teenage Drivers Spend About 21% of Each Road Trip on the Phone

Researchers surveyed more than 1,100 teenage drivers and found cell phones are a big distraction behind the wheel – even though many are aware of the danger to themselves and others.

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Care about your kid’s well being?

Then best not give them a smartphone until they’re a full-fledged teenager, a major new study says.

Kids given a smartphone when they were younger than 13 tend to have poorer mental health and well-being, researchers report in the

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • July 22, 2025
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  • About a fifth of the time, a teenage driver is looking at their smartphone rather than the road or their rearview, a new study says.

    Teen drivers spend an average 21% of each trip looking at their phone, according to results published today in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention.

    Worse, these were...

    Most folks tap away at their smartphone for fun, communication or information.

    But such tapping may also help them track the progress of a rare degenerative brain disease, researchers say.

    Five simple smartphone-measured tests of movement control can provide quick and regular insight into the motor function of someone with Huntington’s disease, researchers reported June 9 in t...

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