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BrainWeighve Eating Addiction Telehealth App Expands UCLA Trial

Telehealth provider, eHealth International, expands their UCLA trial of weight loss app, BrainWeighve.

An Activist Who Knows What’s What

When pondering the deep questions of drug abuse, it is useful to consult an intelligent and articulate addict, like Russell Brand.

Control, the Second C of Addiction — Continued    

How does a deadly habit correlate with a person’s inordinate thirst for attention? Such a psychological malfunction can be behind addiction and can be cured with a lot of work and insight.

New Research Into How Addiction Impacts the Brain’s Reward Pathway

Rockefeller University and Mount Sinai study the role of the nucleus accumbens in the brain’s reward pathway.

Can Addiction Be Treated With Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound?

The Wellcome Leap fund for Untangling Addiction has awarded $50 million in financing for 14 projects including low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU).

Control, the Second C of Addiction

The characteristic up for discussion today is Control, which tends to slip away.