A new Scientific Reports study has identified addiction-like behaviors in some dogs toward their toys, mirroring patterns seen in human behavioral addictions. Researchers observed that certain dogs ...

A landmark trial found social media companies liable for designing addictive products. Nicola J Kalk and Ben Carter look at ...

The Milbank Quarterly finds makers used tobacco-like tactics — pairing refined carbs and fats with sensory design — to ...

A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...

Many people spend hours on the internet every week -- but some people can't pull away. For individuals with internet addiction, there's a type of short-term therapy that can be an effective treatment, ...

(CNN) — Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. A new study has possibly ...

Dogs love toys. Whether it’s that first stuffie they get as a puppy or the ratty old relic they still drag around as a senior dog, they are absolutely devoted. But can a dog ever love a toy too much?

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“Overall, the mechanisms underlying internet addiction are more like an emerging pattern than a finished picture,” Chang said. “A lot of causality between what happens in the brain and what is ...