Drug addiction or substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic brain disease. It's when someone continues using a drug despite ...

Barbiturates are central nervous system depressant drugs that have been used to treat seizures, insomnia, migraines, and more. However, they are not as commonly used today due to their side effects ...

Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), discusses her ...

Cannabis use may lead to thinning ... (THC), an active substance in cannabis, causes shrinkage of dendritic arborization — ...

In a small early trial using a transcranial magnetic stimulation procedure, scientists were able to target a key brain ...

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can ...

A headset worn at home that zaps the brain with the energy of a 9-volt battery could help relieve symptoms of depression, a ...

Transcranial ultrasound stimulation combines accuracy and reversibility, paving the way for innovative treatments of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

A powerful new drug has joined fentanyl in contributing to the death toll from drug use disorder in Mercer County. Mercer ...

Scientists have embarked on a radical experiment to use “zapping” to reset cells inside the brain to try and help people ...

Lifetime cannabis use is associated with several changes in brain structure and function in later life, suggests an ...