‘Internet addiction’ linked to brain differences
The brains of "internet-addicted" teenagers may differ significantly from those of non-addicted teens, a small study suggests. alcohol and addiction news
View ArticleInternet Addiction Linked To White Matter Differences In Teen Brains
Researchers in China who compared the brain scans of 18 teenagers diagnosed with Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) with those of 18 non-addicted teenagers found differences in white matter density in...
View ArticleGastric Bypass Surgery Linked To Alcoholism
New research released this week from University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is showing that people who have undergone the increasingly popular gastric bypass surgery appear to be at...
View ArticleIs Risk Of Atrial Fibrillation Linked With Moderate Alcohol Consumption?
Alcohol consumption among cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients, including individuals with stroke, heart disease, diabetes and coronary heart disease, increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF),...
View ArticleMarijuana Use Linked To Psychotic Symptoms In Teenagers
While there is a link between the use of marijuana and psychosis, researchers from the Netherlands suggest that psychotic symptoms in adolescents may actually influence later marijuana use. Many...
View ArticleImpulsive personality linked to food addiction
The same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other drugs may also be an important contributor to an unhealthy relationship with food, according to new research....
View ArticleImpulsive behaviour linked with food addiction
The same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other drugs may also be an important contributor to an unhealthy relationship with food, according to new research from...
View ArticleHazardous drinking in UK athletes linked with alcohol industry sponsorship
( Wiley ) New research from the University of Manchester and Monash University shows a link between alcohol sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK athletes.The study, published online today in the...
View ArticleHazardous drinking in UK athletes linked with alcohol industry sponsorship
( University of Manchester ) The study, published online today in the scientific journal Addiction, is the first to examine alcohol sponsorship of athletes in the UK, and comes at a time when there...
View Article‘Love’ chemical oxytocin linked to drastic reduction in alcohol abuse
The research was done by scientists at the University of Sydney and Germany's University of Regensburg. The findings could see the development of new oxytocin-based treatments for alcohol addiction....
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