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Students text, a lot, during class

Posted: 23 Oct 2013 12:16 PM PDT

The typical student plays with smartphones, laptops, tablets and other digital devices an average of 11 times a day in class. More than 80 percent say their digital habits interfere with learning.

Internet therapy may help postnatal depression

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:51 PM PDT

Researchers have teamed up with online forum Netmums in a pilot study which has shown that postnatal depression can be treated effectively using online therapy. Rates of postnatal depression are high -- between 10 to 30 percent of mothers are affected -- but many cases go unreported and few women seek help.