One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of ...

The impact of addiction on the brain is both catastrophic and comprehensive. When the brain is damaged by an addicting chemical, its executive functions—including judgment, decision making, and ...

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

Scientists tend to view substance addiction as primarily a disease of the brain. When we enjoy sex, food, music, or hobbies, regions of our brain within the reward pathway are flooded with ...

At an engaging forum not far from the Capitol, patients, researchers, health care providers and policy makers met to spotlight new ways to combat an ongoing scourge that still ravages millions ...

Today, neurostimulation is used to treat a variety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. A Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and his ...

Glued to your phone? A chemical imbalance in your brain may be to blame – a finding that may lead to new treatments for people who believe they are addicted to technology. A study of teenagers who are ...

Have you ever thought about quitting your smartphone for three days? It may sound like a far-fetched challenge, but a recent ...

“GREG” was only 36 when the scales hit 180 kilograms. “I was an eater,” he says. “I ate all day, every day because if I didn’t feel full, I didn’t feel right.” As a result, Greg, a computer programmer ...

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