The impact of addiction on the brain is both catastrophic and comprehensive. When the brain is damaged by an addicting chemical, its executive functions—including judgment, decision making, and ...

GLP-1 drugs may curb addiction and craving, making some patients less likely to drink alcohol. It could ease anxiety, compulsive thinking and emotional distress ...

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a massive genetic study that identifies key biological ...

Today, neurostimulation is used to treat a variety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. A Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and his ...

Scientists tend to view substance addiction as primarily a disease of the brain. When we enjoy sex, food, music, or hobbies, regions of our brain within the reward pathway are flooded with ...

Scientists tend to view substance addiction as primarily a disease of the brain. When we enjoy sex, food, music, or hobbies, regions of our brain within the reward pathway are flooded with ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus observed unusual changes in brain connectivity while studying adolescents and young women taking GLP-1 medications for a hormonal ...

Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had ...