Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are now the main drivers of fatal overdoses in the US, yet current treatment of the addiction is haphazard and often prohibitive. But new research has uncovered a ...

What happens in the brain of a compulsive drug user? Neurobiologists have discovered that the brain circuit connecting the decision-making region to the reward system is stronger in compulsive animals ...

Researchers have mapped addiction remission to entire brain circuits using lesion network mapping. The finding points to new targets for addiction treatment. The findings are published in Nature ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have created a single-nucleus RNA-sequencing resource to generate molecular signatures of cell types in five key regions of the human brain ...

While our findings point towards therapeutic targets for addiction, we need to test these targets in randomized clinical trials," said Fox. "We study brain lesions in the context of the brain circuit ...

Constant craving A new animal study has brought the dream of reprogramming your brain against binge eating and sugar addiction one step closer, say researchers. A team from Massachusetts Institute of ...

A new study is suggesting a neural circuit previously implicated in overeating may be more broadly linked to impulse control. The research hypothesizes behavioral disorders, from drug addiction to ...

For many people battling addictions, seeing drug paraphernalia—or even places associated with past use—can ignite cravings that make relapse more likely. Associating environmental cues with ...

Addiction to drugs such as cocaine could be caused by a faulty reward system in the brain, scientists have revealed - and the same flaw leads to a weakness for sugary foods. Mice with a 'flaw' in ...

What happens in the brain of a compulsive drug user? What is the difference in brain function between an addict and a person who takes a drug in a controlled manner? In an attempt solve this puzzle, ...