Some researchers, such as at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, seek to identify genes common to addictive disorders based on information from the DNA code of more than a ...

Members of the study (Left to right): Dr Tirtha Das Banerjee, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS; Dr. Joshua Raine, Research Fellow; Dr. Caroline Kibat, Senior Research Fellow; Study Lead ...

Collaborators from the University of California, San Diego discuss their examination of a 3-million-individual 23andMe database. The group includes (clockwise from left) Abraham A. Palmer, Laura Vilar ...

Alcohol dependence (AD) is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, and involves "transitioning" through multiple stages of drinking behaviors. A study using twins to investigate ...

New research suggests that the path to alcohol dependence may differ depending on when the condition begins. A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence identifies distinct roles for genetic ...

Feel like you "can’t handle your alcohol" — or do you experience nausea, facial flushing or a racing heart after enjoying even small amounts of your favorite cocktail? These could be signs that you ...

A common drug used for inflammatory skin conditions may hold the key to treating both alcohol addiction and pain sensitivity. That’s what scientists at a leading research institute have found. In a ...

Are you mostly a product of the genes you inherit or your experiences in life? This question intrigues many people, including addiction researchers. In this post, I provide an overview of key research ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the gene, CHRNA3, acts as a key regulator of alcohol sensitivity. Published in ...