Topiramate, an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for epilepsy seizures and migraine headaches may help those with alcohol dependence, a study released Tuesday suggested.

Professor Bankole Johnson, the lead author of the study said that the drug helps reduce the alcoholic's cravings by addressing neurotransmitter imbalances in the brain that have been induced by long-term alcohol abuse

A new government study shows that one third of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism at some point in their lives with few receiving treatment.

According to the report in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, among those with drinking problems, 17.8 percent say they have alcohol abuse problems, and 12.5 percent are alcohol-dependent

To the chagrin of many parents addiction experts have said that video game addiction isn't a real addiction, at least not one that can be classified as a mental disorder.

Doctors at the American Medical Association's (AMA) annual meeting have said that there isn't enough evidence to suggest that excessive video game playing is the same as a gambling or drug addiction

A new U.S. study has found that obesity-reduction surgery such as gastric bypass and stomach binding can result in memory loss of a patient. The obesity surgery results in deficiency of vitamins that is the main cause of memory loss, confusion, co-ordination, and other neurological problems.

The study, which was published in the issue of Neurology, says that the memory loss can have serious consequences stemming from loss of names of people to many of them forgetting about their finances

A new study by researchers from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, has revealed that simple eye movement tests can effectively diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FADS) in children. FADS is described as a syndrome of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.

To investigate whether the eye movements, or oculomotor tasks, could be used to assess FASD in children, the research team led by James Reynolds and Doug Munoz compared the oculomotor performance of 10 FASD affected children with 12 normal children