New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

Changing levels of the brain protein KCC2 can alter how reward associations form, reshaping the learning process that links ...

Curiosity-driven experiments in a basement eventually sparked a worldwide rethink of how stress, addiction, and life experiences shape the brain.

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent global health challenges, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying it are ...

A new study finds changes in brain regions associated with addiction in frequent video gaming teenagers. But the findings raise questions about whether such research is really relevant to the ...

Doctors explain why people relapse into smoking after years of abstinence, and how brain reward memory, stress, ...

You reach for your phone the moment you wake up, scroll through social media while drinking coffee, check notifications during every spare moment, and fall asleep with your device in hand. This ...

Over my 50-year career as an addiction researcher, these are the most common misconceptions I've heard about people with alcohol and drug addictions. Myth 1: Addiction is a bad choice. Many people ...

Intermittent fasting has gained widespread popularity for its benefits in weight management and metabolic health. However, its impact on brain chemistry is just as profound, influencing everything ...