The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to escape the profound discomfort of withdrawal. New research has now identified a ...

Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.

Within the brain, chemical neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine regulate mood, emotions and many physiological and behavioral processes. Their imbalance can contribute to anxiety, ...

Alcohol and other drugs can overpower the reward pathways of the brain. Simona Dumitru/Moment via Getty Images Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as ...

By targeting a specific area of the brain, researchers at Washington State University may now hold the key to curbing the ...

Scientists have found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids. Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what ...

“I don’t understand why he just can’t stop abusing alcohol.” Turns out that addiction is a whole lot more complicated than just saying “no.” Although the stigma of addiction as a moral failing ...

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and make ...

Researchers from the Nencki Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute uncovered how proteins BDNF and MMP-9 work together to ...