That feel-good dopamine rush (also called the happy hormone) is highly sought after. This fleeting dopamine often comes from ...

Further experiments revealed that sex hormones were responsible for the different dopamine responses in male and female rats. Ovaries are the primary source of sex hormones in females, producing ...

Findings suggest that better understanding of how sex hormones interact with chronic pain could lead to new approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic.

What Are Food Cravings? A food craving is a strong urge to eat a particular food, usually something sugary, salty, or fatty.

According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain condition release different amounts of dopamine when given fentanyl because of sex hormones.

Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been men. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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The opioid epidemic has claimed more than half a million lives in the U.S. since 1999, about three-quarters of them men, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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Further experiments revealed that sex hormones were responsible for the different dopamine responses in male and female rats. Ovaries are the primary source of sex hormones in females, producing ...

Your brain's chemistry fuels food cravings. Learn how dopamine, cortisol, and other chemicals drive your appetite and how to ...