Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

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For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

A breakthrough brain scan shows Parkinson’s drugs can misfire in the brain, helping some patients less than others. The fix?

Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work ...

A new study investigates how ketamine infusion affects different parts of the brain and could be an effective pharmaceutical solution to treat depression.

Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to ...

Because the processing centers for drug rewards and natural rewards mostly overlap in the brain, it is challenging to develop treatments that target only drug reward seeking. Emerging treatments for ...