For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows.

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

How does alcohol change your brain at a genetic level? A new study reveals that alcohol metabolites directly alter epigenetic markers, particularly in the ventral hippocampus. Discover the molecular ...

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that quiets pain at its source in the brain—without the addictive risks of opioids. Using AI to map how pain is processed, they created a targeted “off ...

A recent study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence suggests that poor sleep in people with alcohol use ...

Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M University offers one ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

The diabetes drug you've heard of for 60 years just revealed a secret — it's been working on your brain all along.

Addiction is often debated as either a disease or a choice, but in reality, it involves elements of both. Many people first ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process ...