Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful ...

Deep brain stimulation may be treatment for binge eating disorder, study suggests. ... Indeed, both reported that their quality of life had improved over the course of the study.

Deep Brain Stimulation Could Limit Urges for Binge Eating, Study Suggests Two women with binge eating disorder underwent this experimental treatment—and it worked. By Madeleine Haase Published ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Binge drinking may be governed by just 500 neurons in one part of the brain — at least in ...

Woman tries deep brain stimulation to stop binge eating, loses 35 pounds The experimental treatment delivers an electrical current to disrupt craving signals in the brain. Nov. 29, 2022, 1:30 PM ...

In a first-of-its-kind pilot study, scientists have implanted a device designed to disrupt brain signals associated with binge-eating food cravings into two human volunteers, pointing to a future ...

Two women each lost over 11 pounds while taking part in a study that sent electric shocks to the part of the brain linked to cravings. Robyn Baldwin, 58, and Lena Tolly, 48, who both have obesity ...

The brain is constantly pulsing with electricity. Rapid electrical bursts, passed from neuron to neuron, drive our thoughts, behaviors, and perceptions of the world. Networks of neurons form ...

Experimental brain surgery aims to lower binge cravings 02:28. ... "Every time I have a craving I have a magnet that I have to swipe over the device that actually catches that information ...

Aug. 29 (UPI) --A device implanted deep in the brain disrupted food cravings and led to far fewer binge eating episodes in the two patients involved in a small pilot study on its safety. The ...

Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could ...