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Why addiction still defies science, even with modern brain tools

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...
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Addiction and the Psychology of Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicide

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...
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Heroin addiction linked to a "locally hyperactive but globally disconnected" brain state during creative tasks

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

Muse Treatment Publishes New Resource Explaining How Opioid Receptors Work in the Brain

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource that explains how opioid receptors ...
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The biology of addiction: Scientists use brain studies in pursuit of therapies amid fentanyl crisis

Christian Luscher, a neuroscientist at the University of Geneva, presenting on addiction at the Allen Institute. (Allen Insitute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Christian Luscher has spent years trying to figure ...

Beyond Opioids: The New Gene Therapy That Relieves Pain Without the Addiction

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...
Psychology Today

New Study Shows "Teen" Brain Development Continues to Age 32

For decades, my colleagues and I advanced the premise that early substance use—nicotine, alcohol, or cannabis (or other addicting drugs)—interferes with critical maturation stages, particularly ...
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What is addiction?

n A BRAIN DISEASE: Most scientists now consider addiction a brain disease: a condition caused by persistent changes to brain structure and function. Using drugs repeatedly over time changes brain ...
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Teen internet addiction can impact brain function, study shows; know these warning signs

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — 7News is your back-to-school headquarters and as we help DMV families prepare for this busy season, doctors are warning about signs of internet addiction. Many of us struggle ...
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Pusan National University Researchers Identify the Brain Enzyme That Drives Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Dependence

BUSAN, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent global health challenges, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying it are less explored. Now, ...
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Preclinical stage gene therapy targets brain's pain circuits without risks of opioid addiction

A preclinical study has reported a novel gene therapy that selectively dampens pain processing in the brain while avoiding ...

The Gut-Brain Axis and Psychosis

Delores Malaspina, M.D., M.S., MSPH, Director of the Psychosis Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will present this work in an upcoming BBRF-hosted webinar, “The Gut-Brain Axis ...