New research suggests that the path to alcohol dependence may differ depending on when the condition begins. A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence identifies distinct roles for genetic ...

Orexin, one of the two signals the researchers studied, originates in neurons (green) in the brain’s hypothalamus (left) that connect with a part of the thalamus called the pPVT (right). LA JOLLA, ...

Ashwin Dhanda receives funding from the National Institute of Health and Social Care Research for a study investigating methods to tackle stigma in alcohol-related liver disease. One of my patients, ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

Shalini Arunogiri receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council for projects unrelated to this work (NHMRC Investigator Grant: GNT2008193 and several NHMRC clinical trial ...

Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition with high morbidity and mortality. Despite existing psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, available medications are limited and often ineffective ...