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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus discusses what addiction is, including what may cause it and how empathy is a ...

Substance use disorder can involve addiction to and dependency on alcohol, drugs, and more. Learn its causes, its treatments, ...

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The General Assembly -- which meets at the Ohio Statehouse, shown above in 2020 -- and Gov. Mike DeWine are considering ...

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Research provides new insights into how the brain forms habits and explains why they can be so difficult to break.

A study offers a glimpse of how the brain turns experience into emotion. In mice and humans, puffs of air to the eye caused persistent changes in brain activity, suggesting an emotional response.

A new study published in the journal Neuron provides evidence that biological sex differences in brain function and hormone ...

As the mom of two sons, ages 4 and 11, I can attest to the difficulty of keeping children off screens. With my older one, I was able to hold off until 2 years old, eventually letting him watch ...

New research identifies a promising strategy for correcting dopamine imbalances in the brain using a drug that blocks kappa ...

Discover why your brain fights happiness even when life is good. Evolutionary programming creates chronic dissatisfaction.