Researchers led by a BBRF grantee report new research extending knowledge about how a naturally occurring hormone called FGF21 helps to regulate alcohol consumption. Using a synthetic analogue of the…
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Researchers led by 2017 BBRF Young Investigator Kevin T. Beier, Ph.D., have discovered a way to predict individual behavioral responses to cocaine in mice never exposed to the drug, and have also…
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by extreme mood swings. About half of people with BD also struggle with alcohol use problems. Both conditions are harmful on their own, but when they happen…
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Researchers have identified a robust functional connectivity brain signature that can accurately characterize neural circuit abnormalities in cocaine use disorder (CUD). The signature can, in turn,…
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Heavy drinking and the problematic use of alcohol are widely thought to be relevant factors in assessing an individual’s risk for suicidal behavior. It has been the role of research to investigate…
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