Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

A noninvasive device that delivers weak electrical currents to the brain may help those with multiple sclerosis cut back on ...

The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of ...

Make no mistake, addiction is a neurological brain disorder. When the subject of addiction comes up, people often lean on ...

We all know that alcohol is a depressant and messes with our brain. Hangovers are almost a given, as are poor sleep and ...

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some ...

People with addictions often choose a drug that helps them feel normal, so an anxious person might choose alcohol or Xanax, ...

Scientists have identified a tiny brain circuit in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) that keeps alcohol users ...

A soon-to-be built addiction treatment center on the Hoag campus in Newport Beach is intended to offer more support for those ...

Researchers at Washington State University are exploring a new approach to treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome, focusing on the cerebellum, a part of the brain often overlooked in ...

The Sanctuary at Sedona reports functional medicine enhances addiction recovery by addressing root causes and individual ...

For Stapleton, it meant surfacing from years of silent trauma. For Franciotti, it meant surviving long enough to build a new ...