Smartphones are powerful tools. They keep us connected, informed, and even organised. But with all the distractions they offer, it’s easy to end up wasting time instead of getting things done.

As we get older, our vision naturally weakens. This condition is called Presbyopia, which makes elderly people suffer from reading text that is close to their eyes. Now that smartphones have become an ...

University of Waterloo researchers have found a correlation between heavy smartphone use and 'lowered intelligence.' You could look it up. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images) If you're old enough to ...

The more a person uses a smartphone touchscreen, the more the brain activity associated with the thumb tip surges, whether or not that thumb was using a touchscreen or not, a new study says. (Antionio ...

Can texting lead to arthritis? A doctor explains how excessive smartphone use can cause thumb and hand pain and how to get relief. We spend a good chunk of our day, probably longer than we'd like to ...