Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

We have a well-honed ability for branding the undesirable attributes of “others.” This natural human tendency has evolved and persists for a reason: The definition of an outcast group helps society to ...

There’s no formal diagnosis (yet). But experts say there’s growing recognition of this problem — and some work on solutions. Can the word “addiction” — typically associated with drugs, alcohol, ...

The School of Pharmacy announced in August the establishment of the education program Rising STARS — Scientific Training in Alcohol Research and other Substances — which intends to expose ...

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Despite significant advances in addiction science, a persistent and critical challenge remains: the vast chasm between the ...

President Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency, and 21 million Americans are addicted to drugs and alcohol. The cover story of September's National Geographic looks into the ...

It's the closest thing to fortune telling science has to offer -- only in this case, it's not your palms or horoscope being read, it's your genes. Genetic testing for addiction identifies certain ...

Why someone becomes addicted to a substance has long baffled scientists and philosophers. Now leading researchers are getting the clearest picture yet of how addiction works in the brain and body.