It's all in your head: Select neurons in the brainstem may hold the key to treating chronic pain

Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory ...
Nature

Brain area linked to chronic pain discovered — offering hope for treatments

The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people ...
Live Science

Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power

The Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru around 1,200 years ago, a new study suggests.

Scientists identify brain region behind compulsive alcohol use

The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), a region that regulates stress and emotion.
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Brain Circuit Found That Traps Alcohol Users in Addiction Cycle

Researchers at Scripps identified a brain circuit in the paraventricular thalamus that links alcohol use to relief from ...

Reconnexion staff fear the worst after major government funding cuts

An alarming rise in the number of overdose deaths attributed to benzodiazepines — such as Valium and Xanax — could further ...
The Abbotsford News

Opium trail: how the unassuming poppy became the root of B.C.’s drug crisis

This article discusses the opioid crisis and its evolution through time. If you or someone you know is struggling with ...