Anne Giles wishes she’d understood the science behind addiction four years ago when she stood in her kitchen carefully measuring one cup of wine. Instead, she thought if she could drink only that one ...

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

Now, with the rise of prescription painkillers, the introduction of extremely potent synthetic opioids and the resurgence of heroin, the nation is locked in an ongoing overdose epidemic some have ...

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

As the opioid crisis escalates, the science behind addiction remains poorly understood. To address this need, researchers at University of Utah Health devised a system that allowed zebrafish, a small ...

"We're focusing on the science behind addiction and what it can do to your brain and your behavior," said Bill Goodwyn, president and chief executive of Discovery Education, a subsidiary of Silver ...

If you’ve followed any health news lately, you’ve likely heard about Ozempic and similar drugs. GLP-1 medications, originally developed to treat diabetes, have gained widespread attention for their ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and ...