Willpower is a popular subject these days. Channel your willpower in all the right ways and you can transform your life. Or so it seems. In an interesting and provocative book, Willpower: ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than ...

By Yangchula Bhutia Quynh Hoang, University of Leicester For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing ...

Addiction comes in many forms, though people rarely think about it that way. Some are addicted to shopping, some to food, ...

We all have our little quirks and habits that make us, well, us. But sometimes, those habits sneakily morph into emotional addictions, affecting how we interact with the world. These are the sneaky ...

First, using an addictive substance causes the release of a chemical messenger called dopamine in the reward network, which makes the user feel good. Dopamine release also facilitates a ...