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

Cannabis and tobacco—whether used on their own or together—can affect the brain's structure. A recent study involving ...

How does alcohol change your brain at a genetic level? A new study reveals that alcohol metabolites directly alter epigenetic ...

Scientists have long known that stress and addiction travel together, but the biological connection between a hard day and a ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

Your endless scroll may be costing you more than just your time. New research shows it’s changing the way you think and make decisions. These days, almost everything is available in the form of quick, ...

Stress helps you adapt to change. Alcohol disrupts this process, increasing the risk of relapse and hindering long-term ...

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 ...

The ADHD brain is different, not faulty. The ADHD system can set a person up for addiction. Dopamine levels are the key to ...