Rutgers researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate that cocaine addiction alters the brain's system for evaluating how rewarding various outcomes associated ...

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot ...

A new study shows that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is more effective than moderate exercise at protecting adolescent lab animals from cocaine use.

Researchers carrying out functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in different areas of the human brain have discovered how cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how ...

Researchers report October 25 in the journal Neuron that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal-driving ...

Research is showing popular obesity medications can also interfere with patients’ libido, but there are ways to address it.

Social media addiction is increasingly recognized as a behavioral issue that shares similarities with substance abuse disorders. Research indicates that prolonged engagement with social media ...

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Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

E-commerce platforms use game-like strategies that exploit dopamine reward systems in vulnerable shoppers. European regulators have launched investigations as global shopping addiction rates reach ...