BrainWeighve Eating Addiction Telehealth App Expands UCLA Trial
Telehealth provider, eHealth International, expands their UCLA trial of weight loss app, BrainWeighve.
AI Chatbots Suffer Mental Health Issues
New research shows that AI chatbots can get bored, depressed, and addicted to praise.
Pondering Sugar
Sugar is so entrenched in our culture, its presence everywhere is seen or felt as a natural phenomenon, no more changeable than the weather.
Introducing the Addiction Science Defense Network
The Addiction Science Defense Network has issued an impact report on federal government policy changes.
Artificial Intelligence Models Display Preferences, Addictive Behavior
Emotional distress troubles some artificial intelligence models, a new study suggests — leading, at the most extreme, to behavior that looks like addiction.
Social Casino Addiction Is Serious Business
Apple makes more money from in-app purchases than laptops, says Bloomberg’s exposé on social casino addiction.
School Smartphone Bans Produce Mixed Results
A three-year study of school smartphone bans finds no improvement in test scores, but a slight improvement in well-being.