India, March 29 -- A large share of the inherited risk for substance use disorders may stem from genes that influence broader brain functions-such as how people respond to rewards, control impulses, ...

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce alcohol intake and other addictive behaviours as well as appetite. Researchers think the lateral septum, a brain region involved in reward and memory, ...

Cannabis potency and use among teenagers has increased in recent years. Researchers are looking at the risks of smoking and vaping it.

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

Study of 800+ young people found that some teen risk-taking may be driven by lower dopamine activity in the brain.

Adolescence is a critical neurodevelopmental period, with rapid maturation of fronto-striatal circuits, which comprise key parts of the brain’s reward system [1, 2]. The endocannabinoid system also ...

A study published in Neuropsychopharmacology revealed an association between cannabis use during adolescence and differences in brain regions responsible for motivation and reward. With approximately ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Three neuroscientists won the world's most valuable prize for brain research on Monday for pioneering work on the brain's reward pathways - a system that is central to human and ...

Researchers identified a strong association between GLP-1 medications and reduced rates of multiple substance use disorders, raising new questions about how these drugs may affect the brain’s reward ...

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute ...

For decades, my colleagues and I advanced the premise that early substance use—nicotine, alcohol, or cannabis (or other addicting drugs)—interferes with critical maturation stages, particularly ...