Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction's high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug. In a new ...
Neuroscience research confirms that ultra-processed foods — especially engineered novelty products like Coca-Cola-flavored ...
BUSAN, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent global health challenges, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying it are less explored. Now, ...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 22% of the global population smokes, with more than 9 million smoking-related deaths reported annually. Effective treatments to alleviate ...
It’s a fresh problem. People who smoke menthol cigarettes often smoke more frequently and can be less likely to quit – and it could be because fresh-tasting menthol is changing their brains to more ...
Ultra-processed foods engineered with precise ratios of sugar, salt, and fat activate the same dopamine pathways as nicotine ...
Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction’s high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug. In a new ...
Has nicotine addiction finally met its match? Smoking is one of the most harmful habits to adopt because it can cause lung cancer, heart disease and several other dire health problems. Nevertheless, ...
A researcher at UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has found a change in the brain that occurs after drug use and that may contribute to drug addiction. The finding, reported in the January ...
Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Many Americans take a dark view of nicotine ...
Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...