MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A common amino acid -- N-acetyl cysteine -- may help curb a gamblers’ addiction, a University of Minnesota researcher found.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Jeff Ballard passed for 190 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 26 yards and another TD to lead 22nd-ranked TCU to a 46-13 win over UC Davis.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 25 (UPI) -- A Minneapolis psychiatrist says naltrexone, a drug used to treat alcoholism, may help end addictions to drugs, gambling and shoplifting.

LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- Researchers say there is a pill that might be able to cure shopaholics.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A Finnish drug used to combat alcoholism is showing promise in helping people being treated for compulsive gambling, University of Minnesota researchers say.