A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

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A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical ...

“There?s a misconception that addiction is just a problem with your personality or character or you just need to suck it up,” said Dr. Geoffrey Schoenbaum, assistant professor of anatomy and ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

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CHARLESTON, South Carolina, USA, 17 December 2024 - In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, renowned neuroscientist Dr. Peter Kalivas reveals crucial insights ...

A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

Your iPhone addiction might be creating physical changes in your brain, according to a new study. Researchers looked into smartphone addiction and how it correlates to structural and functional ...