http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center team studying alcohol addiction has new research that might shed light on why some drinkers are more susceptible to addiction than others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-clues-alcohol-addiction-vulnerability.html Addiction Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:27:47 EST news283505255 Executive function (EF), frequently associated with the frontal lobes, guides complex behavior such as planning, decision-making, and response control. EF impairment due to alcohol dependence (AD) has been linked to alcohol's toxic effects on the frontal lobes. A study of EF in a group of adult offspring of AD individuals has found that increased impulsiveness and decreased EF may comprise an inherited trait that signifies greater risk for developing AD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-impaired-function-exacerbate-impulsiveness-alcohol.html Addiction Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:00:13 EST news274696088 A new study finds differences in the ways that participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps men and women maintain sobriety. Two Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators found that, while many factors are helpful to all AA participants, some were stronger in men and some in women. For example, avoidance of companions who encourage drinking and social situations in which drinking is common had more powerful benefits for men, while increased confidence in the ability to avoid drinking while feeling sad, depressed or anxious appeared to be more important for women. Their report will appear in Drug and Alcohol Dependence and has been released online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-women-men-benefit-ways-aa.html Addiction Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:24:05 EST news273929035 (Medical Xpress)—A similar, insidious craving plagues all addicts, no matter the substance of choice. A new study published in NeuroImage from Center for BrainHealth scientists Dr. Francesca Filbey, assistant professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and doctoral student Samuel DeWitt has found that for binge-eaters, as with all addiction sufferers, the compulsion to overeat is rooted in the brain's reward center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-overeating-aid-obesity-metabolic-psychological.html Neuroscience Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:50:01 EST news273136534 A report by the University of Otago, Wellington shows that many young people attracted to more than one gender tend to binge drink because they feel stigmatised and socially excluded. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-social-exclusion-binge-young-people.html Health Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:21:04 EST news271934455 Mice drink more alcohol during the dark cycle compared to daytime.  The discovery made by scientists from  Portland Alcohol Research Center and The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at University of Illinois, led by John C. Crabbe and described in a paper published recently in Addiction Genetics by Versita – ties in with the reports describing a restricted access ethanol consumption paradigm where mice drink until intoxicated. Termed 'Drinking in the Dark' – this pattern has been used as model of binge drinking in humans. The paper demonstrates that genetic factor contributes to the drinking pattern. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-tendency-binge-blood.html Addiction Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:33:22 EST news271582372 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists investigate whether food addiction should be classed as a mental disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-food-addiction-similar-terms-drug.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:53:52 EST news266223221 Snack consumption and BMI are linked to both brain activity and self-control, new research has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-snacking-bmi-linked-effect-brain.html Neuroscience Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:28:58 EST news262258133 (Medical Xpress) -- A drug shown to help break alcohol addiction can also help recovering methamphetamine addicts stay clean, a study led by University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher Dr. Bankole A. Johnson has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-meds-recovering-meth-addicts-sober.html Addiction Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:29:13 EST news258874146 Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict?Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-facebook-addiction.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 May 2012 10:19:24 EST news255604692 England should look to Scotland to solve its drinking culture, which has seen having a pint of lager become as cheap and freely accessible as downing a pint of milk, an expert at The University of Nottingham has said. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-england-scots-alcohol-problem-nottingham.html Addiction Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:31:35 EST news249571830 (Medical Xpress) -- Alcohol consumption can lead to those dreaded hangovers and even alcohol dependence. However, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found a natural ingredient in the Asian tree Hovenia dulcis that seems to produce anti-alcohol effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-herbal-drug-effects-alcohol.html Neuroscience Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:22:55 EST news244984952 Pathological gambling addiction is surprisingly common in the U.S., afflicting as many as 3.4% of all adults. Like other addictions, it is highly disabling both to the individual and to society, often leading to suicide, job loss, and criminal behavior. It affects more men than women and can become worse over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-treatment-regimen-gambling-addicts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:29:57 EST news221736574 (PhysOrg.com) -- Almost half of all schizophrenics consume narcotics, nicotine or alcohol. The reason for this addiction could be the very treatments these patients are undergoing, according to a new preclinical study published in Neuropsychopharmacology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-chronic-consumption-antipsychotic-drugs-incites.html Medications Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:31:36 EST news221315484