Cocaine rewires the brain of former addicts to trigger a relapse, according to new research. The breakthrough might lead to ...

Researchers discovered a protein that acts as a molecular switch driving cocaine addiction by altering gene activity in a ...

Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving ...

For the first time, scientists have shown in animals how heavy alcohol use can cause long-lasting damage to brain circuits ...

Can cutting out the things that make us feel good make us feel…better?

My team and I set out to test whether GLP-1 drugs — medications like semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide ...

Researchers develop synthetic markers that cross the blood-brain barrier, allowing for noninvasive monitoring of the living ...

When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn't a matter of personal failure — it's the biological result of their brain's rewiring, new research ...

A new study found GLP-1 drugs were associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer drug overdoses, and 26% ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for ...

WALKING away from any kind of addiction is not easy as it requires the concerned person to fully commit to the quitting ...

Gene therapy that can cross the blood–brain barrier represents a non-invasive way to map gene expression in the brains of ...