Most people do not consider tanning an addictive behavior, but rather an attempt to fit in with a society focused heavily on appearances. While there are some people who turn their skin orange in an effort to fit in, there are many people who suffer from a legitimate...
Many smokers turn to menthol cigarettes because they are lighter and theoretically better for the body, but a new study from Duke University and the University of Connecticut shows that menthol actually worsens smoking addiction and increases nicotine exposure over...
Obesity rates in America are at an all-time high. More than two-thirds of adults in this country are classified as overweight or obese. This growing phenomenon is partly due to an addiction to processed foods, like pizza, potato chips, hamburgers, and more. Now there...
ADHD and childhood trauma are both influential on a child’s mental health growing up, but a new study from the University of California – Berkeley shows the detriment that comes when these two factors combine. Researchers have determined that children with ADHD who...
Despite the vow of sticking together “in sickness and in health,” roughly half of the marriages in America end in divorce. There are many factors that play into these statistics, but a new study from Iowa State University reveals an interesting disparity in the way...
Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, but it can be particularly detrimental when children are involved. They must transition from a family environment to separate single-parent households, and it may take years of family counseling for them to fully recover....
The mind is incredibly influential in the way people interact with the world, but most of us underestimate its true power. In a new study from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute showed that the way people see their cigarettes has a major impact on how they...
set out to research all the negative and/or damaging effects of technology and electronics use on children. I wanted to find all the reasons why we should put an end to this technology “obsession.” And sure, I found it. What I was more surprised to find were the...
A new study from Yale University establishes a link between gambling addiction and obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder, suggesting that gambling may be more of a compulsion than an impulse for some patients. This study builds on previous research that revealed a...
We know from scientific experiments dating back nearly a half-century and continuing today, that when we choose to “wait” for something or “hold off” in taking or getting what we want, we benefit in many ways. Research that built upon the original Marshmallow Test, a...
