Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and ...
GLP-1 receptor agonists influence brain pathways involved in reward and craving, prompting research into their potential use ...
A toddler developed an infection and trapped air behind her throat three weeks after tonsil and adenoid surgery, a rare and delayed complication. Henderson Hospital Stops Delivering Babies September ...
A 39-year-old's heart paused for 15 seconds during a blood draw, and he needed chest compressions. He had fainted during a blood draw once before. A Man Came In for Swollen Feet and a Foot Wound, and ...
A class of drugs designed to manage blood sugar and shrink waistlines appears to be doing something researchers say may be unprecedented in addiction medicine — reducing cravings across every major ...
Every single day, so many lives are slowly eroded by something often unnoticed – substance abuse. Its influence sneaks in quietly, subtly altering who we are at our core. But what’s even more ...
Kratom is often marketed as a natural remedy, but its effects on the brain and body are complex and not fully understood. Depending on the dose, kratom can act like a stimulant or an opioid, raising ...
When Matthew Johnson, a psychedelic drug researcher at John Hopkins Medicine, studies the effects of psilocybin on patients suffering from depression or addiction, he is careful to exclude anyone with ...