There is too much of a good thing. You may be dealing with too much dopamine, making it hard to enjoy life’s simple things. A ...

A common drug used for inflammatory skin conditions may hold the key to treating both alcohol addiction and pain sensitivity.

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Fifty years of outstanding neuroscience research studies have revealed many secrets of how drugs of abuse affect and change ...

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The substance use treatment facility received approval for a group home by James City County supervisors in June.

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Dr. David Kessler, who led the FDA and later ran Operation Warp Speed, said obesity rates have jumped from 13% in the 1960s ...

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Dopamine is most known for its role in short-term pleasure. But it also assists with learning, maintaining focus and ...