Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

Discover groundbreaking research from Scripps Research scientists that uncovers the brain mechanisms behind alcohol addiction. Learn why people continue to drink despite the health risks and the ...

The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of ...

Recent research confirms no safe level of alcohol consumption exists, linking even light drinking to higher risks of cancer, heart disease, and brain damage. Previous beliefs about moderate benefits ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.

What effects does alcohol have on the nervous system and brain? Learn how it changes mood, thinking, and behavior. Alcohol Affects Nervous System: Have you ever noticed that as soon as the effect of ...

If you rely on alcohol to fall asleep, the first week without nightcaps will probably be a restless one. These 4 strategies ...

Drinking any amount of alcohol increases your risk of dementia later in life, according to a new study that challenges prior ...

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

In the UK, a massive 15 million of us think we drink too much. That's right - more than one in five Brits are concerned about ...

When drinking alcohol, you might feel relaxed, uplifted, and calm — but these effects don't last, and alcohol can eventually lower your mood.

Joseph Schacht, PhD, and Drew Winters, PhD, of the CU Anschutz Department of Psychiatry, found that the drug tolcapone could treat alchol use disorder by increasing behavioral control through ...