Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new ...

The normalization of the term ‘social media addiction’ may be contributing to Instagram overuse, a new study reveals (Getty Images) Social media overuse is hard to curb — and even harder to overcome ...

A new study finds chronic pain patients show a high prevalence of addiction to prescription pain medications, according to a news release by Geisinger Health System. The study by Geisinger researchers ...

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A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical ...

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A new study from a team of researchers in Canada is offering one of the largest portraits to date of global smartphone use. Surveying thousands of people across nearly 200 countries the study found ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Researchers of a recent study published in Gut explored gut microbial involvement in food addiction-related processes. Study: Gut microbiota signatures of vulnerability to food addiction in mice and ...

At the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic chemical found in a toad could help people whose depression has not eased with typical ...

A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol ...