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 Many smartphones stay on all the time and only turn off when the battery runs out. In fact, both the phone and its users will live longer if the phone is turned off every night before bed. We'll show you why this is also true in the next section. Photo by Miriam Alonso: pexels.com   Extend cell phone lifespan   Most people don't use their cell phones at night. Instead, they put them on standby or charge them and leave them on their nightstands while they sleep.   When lithium-ion batteries are charged for too long, like overnight, it hurts them and makes them less powerful. Even if the phone isn't plugged in to the charger but is just sitting on the nightstand in idle mode, it still uses power. This could be because the phone is always connected to the cell tower or because apps are running in the background. Because of this, the cell phone needs to be charged more often.   But many smartphones can only be charged a certain number of times before the ba...

who sleep for 5 hours or less in middle age have an increased risk of multiple chronic diseases, according to a new medical study.  This was revealed in a new medical study.  The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, looked at 8,000 British civil servants who had not been diagnosed with any chronic disease until the age of 50.  At that time, their sleep duration was determined and then these people were evaluated for 25 years.  During this period, they were asked several times how long their sleep was each night.  The results showed that people aged 50 years or older, if their sleep duration was 5 hours or less, increased their risk of multiple chronic diseases by 30 percent over time.  At the age of 60, the risk of getting infected with these diseases increases by 32 and by the age of 70, the risk of getting infected with these diseases increases by 40 percent.  Research has shown that such people are at an increased risk of diabetes, cancer,...