Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular ...
A new study claims that “ultra-processed food addiction” affects one in eight older adults. But how solid is the science ...
The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), a region that regulates stress and emotion.
Researchers at Scripps identified a brain circuit in the paraventricular thalamus that links alcohol use to relief from ...
People with addictions often choose a drug that helps them feel normal, so an anxious person might choose alcohol or Xanax, or a depressed person might choose a stimulant.