Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Amid mounting lawsuits against social media companies and mental health concerns, the question remains: Is social media addiction real?

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...

What comes to mind when you read the word "addiction?" Does it make you think of repetitive use of alcohol and drugs despite negative consequences? Or do you think of shopping, sexual activity, video ...

SKNY-1 was previously shown to achieve up to 30% weight loss, reverse nicotine craving, and preserve muscle mass in an animal model-and is designed to avoid the CNS side effects that halted earlier ...

SKNY-1 was previously shown to achieve up to 30% weight loss, reverse nicotine craving, and preserve muscle mass in an animal model-and is designed to avoid the CNS side effects that halted earlier ...

When Kate Needleman went to her backyard last spring and discovered a needle, she knew she had to take action. Needleman lives behind Valhalla Place, an addiction and mental health treatment center in ...