Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals both shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk, showing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you curious about the world's most unusual habits? People can get hooked on things you might never even consider addictive.

For decades, the face of addiction was painted with a broad, mostly male brush. Rough around the edges. Down and out. That narrow image lets a lot of women slip through the cracks, especially ...

Lurking beneath today’s raft of social media addiction lawsuits blaming platforms for harming minors are three broad public policy concerns. These frets could easily affect corporate liability in ...

Mark Zuckerberg was in court last month testifying in a lawsuit brought by school boards, parents, and minors claiming that Instagram is designed to addict children. There is an underlying problem, ...

Dr. Brian Pennie has told how he hopes the new docuseries Hooked helps “break the stigma of addiction” — and how it is “a great opportunity to help people understand the truth of addiction”. The three ...

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, highlighting the risks of gambling addiction as the NCAA basketball tournament progresses. Gambling addiction shares similar characteristics with drug and ...

Most gambling addicts that arrive in treatment programs are eventually diagnosed with another underlying mental health problem, or comorbidity. Gambling addiction rarely develops alone. A new ...