Insomnia is a common sleep disorder. A recent study has found that insomnia is linked to ageing of the brain. It is thus ...

Discover the impact of dopamine on the brain's reward circuit, from pleasure to addiction, and how to find balance.

A sort of "lkala 2.0", snus is a flavored pouch of tobacco that has mass appeal to young people. Presented as an alternative ...

Because they don’t actually contain tobacco, nicotine pouches may be viewed as safer than smoking cigarettes, using smokeless ...

Acetaminophen has been available since the 1950s and in everyone’s medicine cabinet for so long that some of us treat it as a part of a food group. Now, surprisingly, it’s in the news. Much has ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has admitted she can’t stop smoking, sparking discussions on tobacco addiction and its ...

Dips in brain health with age might not be as apparent as, say, the loss of bounciness in your skin or mobility in your knees ...

Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the ...

A study published in the Journal of Physiology looks at the health of the offspring of rats exposed to e-cigarette vapour. Prof Michael Ussher, Professor of Behavioural Medicine, University of ...

You’re gently drifting off to sleep when suddenly your arms and legs convulse and you jolt yourself awake. Or, perhaps you’re relaxing in bed when, out of the blue, your dozing partner does an ...

It’s called Kratom, “a Southeast Asian plant with opioid-receptor mediated effects,” according to the National Institutes of ...