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Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

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A new study published in the journal Science Signaling has found that an immune system protein plays a central role in the ...

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Mayor Malik Evans used a New Year’s Day inaugural to share second‑term goals like housing expansion, mental health support ...

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This story contains discussion of assault, medical mistreatment and sexual assault. Danielle, a nurse at Greenwood Care, was ...

LSU Health New Orleans clinic selected for AHA grant to improve opioid and stimulant treatment and patient outcomes statewide ...