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Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward ...

Belgian researchers have uncovered a crucial role played by the gene named Maged1 in the addiction to certain drugs. This ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

For weeks, Steele, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and members of his lab have traveled to an addiction treatment center in Middletown, Connecticut, where they are ...

Alcohol addiction, also known as alcohol use disorder, is a serious problem that affects millions of people around the world.

America's always-on smartphone culture is quietly reshaping the brain's ability to remember even the simplest details. The ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse ...