London, Feb 2011 (IANS) The more time teenaged girls spend in front of Facebook, the more their chances of developing eating disorders and a negative self-image, says a news study. Eating disorders include abnormal mental and behavioural conduct related to food and body weight, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. This study, conducted by [...]

London, Jan 12 : If you think that Facebook eats up most of your time, then it’s only going to get worse, suggests a new study. Researchers at City University of Hong Kong have suggested that users become more active in online social networks as they grow bigger, reports New Scientist. The researchers considered behaviour [...]

London, (IANS) Middle aged women may suffer chronic back pain if they spend long hours surfing the internet, say experts. This happens because they hunch hours over computers surfing the internet or shopping online, reports express.co.uk. Women, aged 35 to 50, spend most time on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, a survey has [...]

An expert has suggested that parents should be more involved in their children’s online activities and know what to do if their child is being bullied in cyberspace or engaging in sexting. In responding to cyber bullying and sexting issues, Bridget Roberts-Pittman, Indiana State University assistant professor of counseling, said that parents need to be [...]

London, (ANI): A survey has found that people are nearly as likely to be web criminals as to be victims of them, with a large amount of dishonesty coming from the respondents themselves. The behavioural and psychological impacts of online life outlined in a report from the security firm Norton, said more than a quarter [...]