<ul><li>Switching off internet access on smartphones can improve attention span and mental health, according to a study.</li><li>A group of 400 adults who used an app to block internet access saw their screen time almost halve.</li><li>Participants could pay attention to a single subject for longer and experienced mental health improvements.</li><li>The study suggests that constant connection to the online world has psychological costs.</li></ul>

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