Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

Willpower is a popular subject these days. Channel your willpower in all the right ways and you can transform your life. Or so it seems. In an interesting and provocative book, Willpower: ...

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We have many avenues to distract us from our goals. Whether it is social media, the latest celebrity gossip or the phones in our pockets, modern society has built engaging systems for our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all have our little quirks and habits that make us, well, us. But sometimes, those habits sneakily morph into emotional ...