addictions

Study finds suicidal thoughts, drug and alcohol addictions have surged by 68% from 2009 to 2018 

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‘Diseases of despair,’ including substance abuse, alcohol dependency and suicidal thoughts, have spiked in the US over the last decade, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 68 percent rise in Americans diagnosed with one of these disorders between 2009 and 2018. Increases for suicide-related thoughts were highest among teens under age 18, rising by … Read more

Slowing down people’s brain activity when dreaming can help them lose weight and beat addictions

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Slowing down brain activity during the ‘dreaming’ stage of sleep can help people lose weight and beat addictions, study finds During the REM phase of sleep, parts of the brain are active as if it was awake One such region is the hypothalamus, which is involved in feeding and appetite Experts from Switzerland turned off hypothalamic … Read more