Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News Some lessons we learn the hard way, as individuals and as a society. Early in her career, Dr. Anna ...

David Gillespie's new book The Attention Recovery Plan reveals why the same brain chemistry driving a teenager's phone ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Addiction is more than just a habit—it’s a powerful force that rewires the brain, making it increasingly difficult to break free. Behavioral scientist Dr. Gino Collura joined Gayle ...

Explore the connections between the world of neuroscience and nuances of substance use disorders with our inaugural episode of In Such a Place. We’ll speak with Dr. Anna Radke, a leading expert in the ...

Our brains ping us to use our smartphones more than they ping us back. Most everyone is addicted to something these days. Many of us struggle with addictions that are concealed behind closed doors or ...

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 ...

A new study finds changes in brain regions associated with addiction in frequent video gaming teenagers. But the findings raise questions about whether such research is really relevant to the ...