Is compulsive behavior common in people with Alzheimer’s or dementia? When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, many aspects of his or her life are forced to change and will ...

Summary: Researchers have identified a specific signaling mechanism in brain immune cells that regulates anxiety and grooming ...

Who is responsible for negative behavior, such as sexual compulsions, that is driven by biological changes in the brain? Here ...

The recognition of "Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder" reshapes debates about control over impulsive sexual behavior, but ...

In a recent article published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers performed longitudinal studies in rats to measure the sensitivity of early established versus compulsive polydipsic alcohol (or water ...

Researchers have discovered that acetylcholine, a brain chemical released by specific striatal neurons, can directly trigger ...

Microdosing, a once somewhat niche practice, is slowly gaining momentum in the mainstream as the psychedelic renaissance continues to take shape. It’s often associated with psychedelics like LSD and ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, may affect as many as 1 in 20 school-aged children in the United States. Despite its prevalence, the exact ...

For the first time, compulsive sexual behavior -- commonly called sex addiction -- is classified as a mental health disorder on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new recovery ecosystem puts blocking, intentional ...