News tagged with compulsive gambling

Parkinson's patients shed light on role of reward bias in compulsive behaviors

New research unravels the brain mechanisms that underlie the ability of a standard drug treatment for Parkinson's to elicit compulsive behaviors in some patients with the disease. The study, published by Cell Press in the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parkinson's disease medication triggers destructive behaviors

A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Winning responses to near-misses: Research provides insight into compulsive gambling

Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0