April 19, 2024
Rising Star Award, Basic Life Sciences: Andrew Riley, College of PharmacyCan plants provide new medicines for pain and addiction?
April 12, 2024
Pilot research institutes kindle interdisciplinary activity across UICNew pilot institute will tackle AI bias in health care, joining three ongoing research efforts
September 12, 2022
How many drinks is too many?New study shows even low doses of alcohol prime brain for addiction
October 22, 2018
Researchers uncover new target of alcohol in the brainAlcohol causes release of dopamine in the brain, but not without acting on a specific target
July 3, 2018
Reducing deaths from opioid overdoses in IllinoisResearcher hopes to gain a better understanding of the opioid crisis in Illinois
November 6, 2017
Higher estrogen levels linked to increased alcohol sensitivity in brain’s ‘reward center’Findings may play a role in development of addiction in women