When does waiting stop being worth it? A new study reveals what's going on in your brain when it comes to persistence.

Researcher Ming-Fen Ho wanted to discover better drugs to treat alcohol and opioid addiction. So she started growing ...

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Big corporations turned video games from an engaging artistic medium into something addictive and gambling-adjacent.

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Drug addiction has been one of America's growing public health concerns for decades. Despite the development of effective treatments and support resources, few people who are suffering from a ...

A new system developed by Icahn Mount Sinai researchers enables the safe delivery of therapeutic biomolecules to the brain by ...

Dopamine is a powerful signal in the brain, influencing our moods, motivations, movements, and more. The neurotransmitter is ...

Dopamine is a powerful signal in the brain, influencing our moods, motivations, movements, and more. The neurotransmitter is crucial for reward-based ...

New research sheds light on how the brain's prefrontal cortex evaluates whether to persist or quit in uncertain situations.

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction.

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming ...