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 ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.

Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to ...

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 ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the ...

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