As more people receive genetic testing after a cancer diagnosis, newer variants have been identified that increase the risk ...

In a manuscript published in the American Journal of Psychiatry titled "Psychiatric Genetics in Clinical Practice: Essential ...

Opioid use disorder is associated with more than 350,000 deaths annually worldwide. Guided by the need for an increased ...

Alcohol contributes to more than 200 health conditions, fueling a staggering 175,000 deaths each year across the U.S.

A new discovery about soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages reveals a troubling truth that goes beyond simple calorie ...

Every individual has a different experience with addiction, so any universal treatment model proves ineffective.

Scientists reveal how gambling hijacks your brain's reward system - but groundbreaking research shows promising paths to ...

Using tariffs to get other countries to solve our drug crisis is at best ineffective and at worst disingenuous.

Addiction is a deeply personal struggle that affects millions. One of the most frequently asked questions is: Why me? Why do some develop addictions while others do not?

The polygenic score calculated using concordant single-nucleotide variants may be a method to evaluate risk for alcohol use ...

Hereditary factors play a substantial role in addiction vulnerability. Research with identical twins consistently shows that genetics account for approximately 40-60% of addiction risk.

- caffeine addiction, it seems, is in the genes. Scientists at Virginia University in the U.S. found that caffeine intake, tolerance and withdrawal are substantially influenced by genetic factors.