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As more people explore marijuana for medical use, Stanford Medicine scientists warn that older adults should be particularly ...

UCLA researchers have identified neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex that become most active when decisions carry uncertain ...

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A consensus has emerged that food addiction is a real phenomenon, yet questions remain about which foods are addictive, which people are most susceptible to this addiction, and why.

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