There may be nothing wrong with devouring a bucket of French fries with a group of friends. There may not even be anything wrong with devouring a bucket of fries alone in your car. But how often do ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows. And how craving affects a decision can depend on what's at stake. The ...

Experts are already treating addicted people with at-home neuromodulation devices to control cravings, and the future is ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. Addiction can be a scary word, and not one to take lightly. It’s never a good feeling when our cravings, desires or impulses are seemingly out of our ...

New research shows promise in treating addiction cravings by combining eye movements and guided instructions to process memories. Researchers transformed dysfunctional memories stored in the brain ...

After a 2008 study reported that refined sugar could be addictive, it sparked a slew of buzzy headlines and the infamous claim that "sugar is as addictive as cocaine." This has since created a certain ...

What is a food addiction? Having heard several people explain their inability to lose weight due to this problem, I searched out the answers on, where else? The Internet. It appears there are ...

You just finished lunch, but you’re already thinking about dinner. You’re trying to read, but your brain keeps drifting to the bag of chips in the pantry. You’re not particularly hungry, but you just ...

Addiction can be a scary word, and not one to take lightly. It’s never a good feeling when our cravings, desires or impulses are seemingly out of our control, especially when that feeling is laced ...