Baltimore, Maryland (September 27, 2021) — Using advanced genetic technologies to examine the nuclei of individual cells in areas of the human and mouse brain associated with reward and addiction, ...

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 ...

Research shows AI models exhibit loss chasing, illusion of control, and risky behavior when given freedom in gambling ...

Human beings, in all their complexity, are shaped by a myriad of thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Among the most profound aspects of our nature is our capacity for thought. This gift, however, can ...

White matter in the brain that was previously implicated in animal studies has now been suggested to be specifically impaired in the brains of people with addiction to cocaine or heroin, according to ...

An anti-cocaine vaccine has been used successfully on non-human primates, bringing it one step closer to approval for use in human addiction therapy. The vaccine (dAd5GNE) combines elements of the ...

Rats can become drug addicts. That’s important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same ...

Today the United States is fighting two devastating epidemics simultaneously: SARS-CoV2, more commonly known as COVID-19, and opioid addiction, overdose, and death. The opioid pandemic, however, is ...

Weight loss medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy, typically prescribed for obesity and type 2 diabetes, may have a surprising new application: treating drug and alcohol addiction. According to ...

In an Ohio case involving the termination of one's parental rights, Judge Kinsley of the First District Court of Appeals ...