(NewsNation) — Ultraprocessed foods engineered with fat, sugar and salt are “addictive” and driving America’s obesity crisis, according to a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner who argues ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

Facebook is running ads for an addictive drug that’s banned in numerous countries, in yet another situation that underlines the spotty content moderation on the social media platform. In America, ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has issued a warning about the dangers of 7-OH, a potent synthetic opioid-like substance found in gas stations and convenience stores across the state.

Shalini Arunogiri receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council for projects unrelated to this work (NHMRC Investigator Grant: GNT2008193 and several NHMRC clinical trial ...

Alabama has been through a lot in recent years. We are still recovering from the covid pandemic and families in our state have faced excessive costs from groceries to prescription drugs. We have ...

We’ve all said it, even if we regret it: “There’s always room for dessert.” Turns out, there is a scientific explanation for why we can consume so many sweets compared to other types of foods with a ...

Matthew Perry's death from the "acute effects of ketamine" may be a harbinger of a larger ketamine addiction problem in the U.S., experts said. "I believe that this case with Matthew Perry is kind of ...

A new kind of pain medication has been approved for sale by the Food and Drug Administration. It is being touted as an alternative to opioids. It works differently, and it is not addictive. NPR's Yuki ...