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

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.

HERSHEY, Pa. — Studies have shown that drinking alcohol can have an immediate impact on the human brain. Now, a new report finds that this damage can have lasting consequences, even if you quit ...

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 ...

"It is brain surgery, and that comes with its own set of risks," said Miller, who wasn't involved with the new research. "But these patients improved over time and had fewer binge eating episodes." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Binge-drinking in early adult years fundamentally changes how brain neurons communicate, in what scientists equate to a faulty gas pedal in a car that needs more pressure applied to "go." This ...

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 ...

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 ...