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• Study Reveals High School Students Check Smartphones 144 Times Daily Impacting Critical Cognitive Development

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Research

  A new study published in JAMA Network Open tracking adolescent smartphone habits reveals that students engage with their devices up to 144 times during school hours. Researchers fo...

• Teens Average 64 Phone Checks Per School Day, Linking Frequent 'Pickups' to Weakened Cognitive Control

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Health

  A first-of-its-kind hour-by-hour tracking study has revealed that adolescents are deeply engaged with their smartphones throughout the entire school day, with some students checkin...