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

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

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

Addiction, not external disasters, is India's biggest catastrophe, affecting over 50 crore people. This chronic brain disease ...

This happens because these videos are designed to keep you hooked, giving you small doses of instant pleasure every time you scroll. A study found that brain areas linked to dopamine, such as the ...

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

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

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

Addiction decreases the brain’s ability to experience natural, healthy pleasure, driving increased cravings and compulsive substance use. But can this brain deficit be healed? New research from my lab ...

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

The United Nations recently needed someone to testify last week about the effects of gambling addiction on society, and what was being done to curb its effects. Delegate Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, got ...

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