European research has found that those who use the internet a lot can experience withdrawal symptoms such as increased heart rate and blood pressure when they finish an internet session.
Carried out by a team of researchers from Swansea University, Wales, and Milan University, Italy, the study is the first to use a controlled experiment to show physiological changes as a result of internet exposure.
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