By Artemis Molai Throughout the course of an individual’s lifetime, new routines can impact their lifestyle. The ability of the brain to develop over time after gaining information and learning is ...

The impact of addiction on the brain is both catastrophic and comprehensive. When the brain is damaged by an addicting chemical, its executive functions—including judgment, decision making, and ...

Scientists say they've uncovered striking new evidence of how alcohol addiction impacts the brain's learning systems—and how those systems may slowly adapt during recovery—in a new study published in ...

A new generation of compounds is being studied for its potential to support brain plasticity and adaptive change, potentially ...

His message highlights how alcohol can quietly reshape behaviour over time, reports LADbible. Corey Warren, who has been sober since 2011 after multiple rehab stays, says addiction often begins subtly ...

Research from the Texas A&M Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics has uncovered how memories linked to alcohol use and recovery compete for influence, pointing to potential ways to ...

“I’m passionate about popular education when it comes to generally increasing the understanding of addiction disorders to break the stigma,” says Markus Heilig, professor of psychiatry and director of ...

Mary started drinking regularly in the early nineties, when she was thirteen. Her father had recently married a Danish woman and moved the family to Denmark, which has one of the highest teen-drinking ...

Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms. Meth ...

A sweeping review of over 8,000 participants reveals how cannabis use during the teenage years may reshape the developing brain, raising urgent questions about long-term risks and early intervention.

The same forces driving rising levels of anxiety, stress, and social comparison are also shaping their risk for substance use ...