One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media ...

Amid mounting lawsuits against social media companies and mental health concerns, the question remains: Is social media addiction real?

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Why are short videos so addictive? New research links attachment anxiety and alexithymia to Short Video Addiction (SVA).

AI prediction loops exploit uncertainty, deepen dopamine dependence, and reshape anticipation, decisions, and control ...

Heather Le Biller shed 9 pounds within the first week of taking Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic – and then even more as she continued treatment. Le Biller, a flight attendant who ...

A recent legal decision is sending a clear message to social media companies after platforms like Meta and YouTube were found liable for intentionally designing their platforms to be addictive to ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...