The FDA has granted fast-track approval for a groundbreaking gene therapy indicated for a rare genetic disorder called aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency.

Researchers from the Champalimaud Foundation have shed light on the puzzling relationship between dopamine and rest tremor in ...

Study links prenatal THC exposure to increased opioid addiction risk in later life, raising concerns for cannabis use during ...

Evidence has been growing to suggest that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, poses risks to the developing fetus by impacting brain development. Now a new ...

A 17-year-old girl who took what police later confirmed was bath salts in the Alps was left in a catatonic state for about ...

With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug ...

Lähteenvuo notes that while more research is called for, drugs like Ozempic may offer hope to those burdened by addiction, ...

In an essay for 'Women's Health,' Dr. Nora Volkow discusses the future of semaglutide weight-loss meds, and their potential ...

Researchers found that caffeine blocks alcohol’s ability to increase dopamine in brain reward areas, potentially reducing ...

So far, there have been no U.S.-approved treatments for the condition, and doctors often treat patients with a variety of ...

A research group led by Prof. Cai Xinxia from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of ...