Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells. Their job is to patrol the brain's blood vessels looking for invading ...

aNational Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA bNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA ...

Addiction affects millions of people, and some of the things that loved ones often do can end up holding people back from ...

Researchers say the connection between the two regions potentially changes our fundamental view of how the brain processes ..

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Like other diseases, addiction disrupts the regular function of an organ, in this case, the brain. It shifts the brain's ...

It’s a disease that can happen to anyone.” The statement, part of a public service campaign in a community assailed by drug use, is intended to reduce stigma and encourage treatment. For decades, ...

A review of the recent evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide, could protect brain health and cognitive ...

A study that used a specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)--neuromelanin-sensitive MRI-- has shown that this ...

Alcohol addiction, also called alcohol use disorder, is one of the most widespread and serious mental health challenges ...

Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid ...