Hoebel and researchers in the department of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated patterns of craving and relapse, the third and final stage of addiction, that had ...

Recently, I was bombarded with Facebook messages and posts about an addiction story everyone got really excited about. This story followed Johann Hari’s book, Chasing the Scream, and his follow-up TED ...

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OXFORD, Ohio (WKRC) - Breakthrough research on a substance now in laboratory studies could one day give us another therapy to help in the fight against gambling addiction. A potential new addiction ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. Their findings point not only to an ...

Social interactions are deeply rewarding for many animals, including humans and rodents. These encounters are pleasurable because they trigger the release of the chemical dopamine in the brain, much ...

John Cunningham, right, and Meagan Cunningham stand in front of a weight rack inside Rat Park CrossFit and Fitness, an exercise center that is slated to open in April. The center is the vision of ...