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New research from UTHealth Houston reveals that substance use disorders accelerate biological aging in the brain through ...

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Substance use disorders (SUDs) accelerate biological aging in the brain through substance-specific molecular mechanisms.

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Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati are using machine learning to create a clearer ...

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion ...

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Can a psychedelic drug help cure depression, addiction, and even strokes? At UC San Diego, scientists are putting that idea to the test.

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