Cocaine may speed up the aging of the brain, according to new research that finds that people who are addicted to the drug lose twice the brain volume each year as non-drug users. As the brain ages, ...

Many addicts inherit a brain that has trouble just saying no to drugs. A study in Science finds that cocaine addicts have abnormalities in areas of the brain involved in self-control. And these ...

June 23, 2011 — Cocaine-dependent individuals have abnormal structure of corticostriatal brain systems that are directly associated with their cocaine-using behavior, a new study suggests. The study, ...

It's long been thought that the reason cocaine users didn't gain weight was because the drug suppressed their appetites, but a new study from the University of Cambridge suggests that cocaine causes ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: Now to addiction and the brain, where new brain imaging techniques are uncovering some ...

September 12, 2012 — Although specific endophenotypes may be associated with an increased risk of developing cocaine or amphetamine dependence, some siblings may be more resilient to these genetic ...

Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in the brain, according to new research. The study raises hopes that there may be a biomarker -- a ...

People hooked on cocaine are more likely to stick to other habits, too. They’re also less sensitive to negative feedback that tends to push nonaddicts away from harmful habitual behaviors, new ...

Fans were stunned earlier this month when RadarOnline.com broke the news that Jack Nicholson had retired from acting due to increasing memory loss. And while he's denied he has any problem with his ...

Our lives are full of instances where have to hold ourselves back. We stop ourselves from eating that tempting slice of cake to avoid putting on weight. We bite our tongues to avoid insulting our ...