Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’re sitting on the couch, watching TV, when you spot the trailer for the new Marvel movie. You reach for your phone to text ...

In the past decade, the use of mobile phones has been continuously skyrocketing especially after smartphones were introduced. It is undeniable that these smart devices have become an important part of ...

Tired of doom-scrolling? From "phone-foyers" to "digital sunsets," here are a few tips from experts to reclaim your time from ...

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(WTVJ) --We use cell phones every day and for a growing number of people staying connected is an obsession. According to a study by SecurEnvoy, a company that deals in mobile phone technology, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Does a low cellphone battery give you anxiety? Then, you may need to see a doctor because you could be suffering from nomophobia. TAKE ACTION: Get help with mental health issues ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

Iowa State University researchers have developed a new test to check for nomophobia.Watch videoNomophobia is short for -- no mobile phone phobia. The fear hits when you feel disconnected from your ...

PORTLAND -- Cell phones have become a part of everything we do, to the point that for many there is a genuine fear or anxiety when they don't have their phone with them. Now, doctors have a name for ...

Even more than dark subways or stale bagels, New Yorkers fear being phoneless. Nomophobia, the fear of being without your mobile phone, is the No. 1 “unusual fear” in New York, according to a new ...

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- You may be one of the growing number of Americans (or global citizens) who has a bit of nomophobia. "Nomophobia?" you mutter as you read this on your ever-present smartphone. "Of ...

Nomophobia, a word which resembles a human behaviour in the shortest possible way, would now probably discussed more as it has been chosen by voting as the ‘People’s Word of 2018’ by Cambridge ...