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Researchers have recently uncovered new insights into how the brain’s reward system functions in individuals with ...

Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain affecting attention and cognitive processes. Researchers at ...

I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the minute despite large ...

Since the 1970s, the global trend of obesity has been steadily increasing, earning it the designation of a 21st-century epidemic. Obesity is the main risk factor for various serious health conditions, ...