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Dopamine and social media: Why you can’t stop scrolling, according to neuroscience
That satisfying feeling after doomscrolling through endless TikTok videos or impulsively shopping online mimics the relief of ...
Doom Scrolling Is Making You Even More Anxious — How To Curb Your Bad Habit
I didn't know I was doom scrolling on social media until I had a nightmare I was being chased by oddly-shaped thought bubbles ...
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Scrolling social media affects the human body
The typical adult in the UK spends nearly two hours on social media per day ... relative to the news reading condition, scrolling away on Instagram led to a marked slowing of participants ...
Social media might be making you sweat—literally
A new study finds that scrolling Instagram triggers a strange physiological response: slowed heart rates, increased sweating, ...
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Scientists find scrolling social media has a surprising effect on our bodies
It's no secret that social media has a tight grip on most of us, but what is happening to our bodies as we scroll endlessly through Instagram or TikTok? New research has uncovered some of the ...
Bill to stop children 'doom scrolling' to get backing - but only after watering down
Labour MP Josh MacAlister has proposed raising the digital "age of consent" for accessing "addictive" social media, but his ...