It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

A combination of two drugs- one for smoking cessation and another for depression- appear to work synergistically to treat alcohol use disorder. The corresponding study was published in The Lancet ...

Stimulant medications can make some people have a smaller appetite. If you take both a GLP⁠-1 and a stimulant, you might not feel the need to eat as much as you need to. That could cause you to lose ...

Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight” ...

Ozempic personality is a psychological impact of using Ozempic for weight loss. You need to know the possible side effects on your mental health to be careful.

As the brain ages, dopamine-producing cells and receptors gradually disappear, but surviving cells can ramp up dopamine production to compensate. It’s a kind of biological workaround — and, as ...

They're marketed as a natural alternative to prescription drugs and popular on social media, but do they work?

Researchers have found that a dopamine-related treatment could alleviate physical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the brain and improve memory. The corresponding study was published in Science ...

LOS ANGELES — Maybe you'd like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your ...

Researchers have found that increasing dopamine production in mice with Alzheimer’s disease improves their memory, a process they’re hopeful can be replicated in humans, though more testing for a ...