Since the 1970s, the global trend of obesity has been steadily increasing, earning it the designation of a 21st-century epidemic. Obesity is the main risk factor for various serious health conditions, ...

The areas of the brain that process reward are activated when we make choices that make other people happy, as well as ourselves, a new study has found. Researchers at the Ludwig Maximilian University ...

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot ...

Neurobiological conditioning is the process by which we learn to associate these cues with the behavior. Once conditioning ...

When faced with multiple food options and ultimately choosing one, the factors of that decision-making process may be more physiological than previously assumed. A group of scientists recently ...

People with substance use disorder who participate in recovery running programs have shown improved success in maintaining their sobriety and reducing their risk for relapse. These observations led ...

You only need a couple of clicks to get your kicks: Free porn videos are available 24/7 on the internet. What happens in your brain if you watch them regularly? And at what point does the habit become ...

Some people simply don’t derive pleasure from listening to music. There is nothing wrong with their hearing, and they enjoy plenty of other experiences, but for some strange reason music does ...

You know that feeling – it’s been a long day, stress levels are through the roof, and suddenly you’re hit with an overwhelming urge for something sweet, salty, or deep-fried. Your brain seems ...