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Living close to the pub increases the risk of alcoholism
According to a study published in the November 2012 issue of the Journal of Addiction, among 55,000 adult Finns who were followed up for 7 years, the more likely it is t…
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Articles about Addiction
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Decoding of 'power addiction'
A recent study shows that power also has the same impact as drugs. Over 100 years ago, the famous British historian Baron John Acton created the phrase
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When did we become addicted to salt?
Children who are fed foods such as bread and cereals during breakfast like a meal that tastes better than those who don't.
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Addiction - Decipher the mystery and the solution
Addiction is an entity disease (physical cause) or is it just a social evil (depressive lifestyle, personality)?
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Love is like an addiction
It is not unjustified that many people endure abusive with the past love, by passing a broken love is like giving up an addiction.
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Desire to conquer easy game addiction
The passion of men's video games stems from their desire to conquer deep in the subconscious.
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Stealing addiction syndrome
People who have a stealing disease never show up for the purpose of getting rich. Even very powerful people can be addicted to stealing, such as King Henry IV of France.
1001 mystery
Turn back the first evidence of telepathy
Scientists around the world have observed and discovered, the phenomenon of telepathy appears not only in humans but also in the animal world.
Archeology
The mystery of 2200-year-old royal mummy addiction and love of tattooing was revealed
The mummies that possessed the world's oldest shroud turned out to be ... addicted and tattooed.
Biology
Ancient viruses hidden in genes can play an important role in addiction
An unusual version of retrovirus that lies between genes involved in chemical reactions in the brain is found more often in addicts than the rest of the population.
Biology
Honey bees 'addiction' pesticides?
According to a study published in the April 4 issue of Nature (Nature), like nicotine that is addictive to humans, pesticides seem to be capable.
Biology
'Caffeine addiction'
US researchers say they have created caffeine-addicting bacteria, which can be used in areas such as water source decontamination or pharmaceutical production.
Videos
Video: Syndrome causes many addicts to pluck their hair and hair
People with Trichotillomania syndrome tend to like pulling hair or pulling hair on the face and limbs, when stressful and anxious.
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Look at this robot smoking and you will never dare to touch tobacco again
Everyone knows that smoking is toxic, but visually looking like this is probably less experienced.
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Video: The inevitable consequence in the era of smartphone addiction today
You will be surprised to learn that if you bend down and look at the phone screen, you are under the same pressure as having an 8-year-old child sitting on his neck.