Last November, Science News reported on some exciting new data coming out of the 2009 Society for Neuroscience meeting on the eerie similarities between cocaine addiction and junk food cravings. Now, ...

Pregnant women who munch on foods high in fat and sugar can turn their children into 'junk food junkies,' a researcher has warned. Junk foods have the same effect on the body's chemistry as opium, ...

“Wellness” is the latest buzzword in town when it comes to the marijuana-munchie movement. The cannabis community wants America to know, or at least it wants it to think, that instead of scarfing down ...

The same molecular pathways that steer people into drug addiction also lie behind the craving to overeat, driving individuals into obesity, scientists say. The research, based on lab animals, bolsters ...

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“Wellness” is the latest buzzword in town when it comes to the marijuana-munchie movement. The cannabis community wants America to know, or at least it wants it to think, that instead of scarfing down ...

The same molecular pathways that steer people into drug addiction also lie behind the craving to overeat, driving individuals into obesity, a study published on Sunday suggests. The research, based on ...