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

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty Images Weight-loss drugs that work like Ozempic can help users ...

Opioid addiction, or opioid use disorder (OUD), is a major global health issue, and recovery from OUD is marked with high ...

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 ...

A new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, led by researchers from the University of California San Diego Qualcomm Institute and School of Medicine, reveals a dramatic increase in sports ...

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 ...

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 ...