Can cutting out the things that make us feel good make us feel…better?

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is ...

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 ...

In a statement, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it took years for warnings to appear in ...

Researchers review the future of schizophrenia treatment, highlighting TAAR1 agonists, NMDA enhancers, and the gut-brain axis ...

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 ...

Dopamine is usually the first point of call to explain why food and drugs feel rewarding. However, a new study has found that signals from the gut, carried by the vagus nerve, are required for normal ...

This post was written by Kübra Fethiye Karataş, MSc, with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Many of the ways we help require effort Source: Blue Bird / Pexels At the heart of motivation is a simple question ...