addiction

Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick...

The brains of problem gamblers react more intensely to near misses than casual gamblers, new research from the University of Cambridge has found. The...

Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler...

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed its first agreement with the University to optimise the early clinical development of new GSK medicines for obesity...

In the quest to find the biological route of drug addiction, research at Cambridge University is revealing what makes some people more vulnerable...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have found impulsivity, a trait often associated with addicts’ behaviour, predicts whether casual drug use...