Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite successful treatment, many individuals struggle to maintain sobriety and may relapse.

Addiction can cost careers, relationships, and freedom—so why do studies show that 40 to 60 percent of people who’ve been treated for addiction relapse within their first year of sobriety? The answer ...

Fighting the opioid crisis by understanding why addicts relapse. Experts say it takes about a year and a half for the brain to repair itself after being addicted to opioids. That’s a long time, and it ...

A new study identifies potential immune profile differences in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that may lead to resistance after ibrutinib therapy. Researchers analyzed peripheral ...

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved breakthroughs in understanding relapse after chemotherapy for a type of ...

It’s a common story: A recovering alcoholic has gone years without a drink, and out of the blue, they go on a binge No matter how long a former addict has gone without the use of drugs or alcohol, the ...

A large genomic analysis has linked certain DNA mutations to a high risk of relapse in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, while other mutations were associated with better outcomes, according ...

If you're like most people I know who have decided to leave alcohol behind, you’d do just about anything to avoid slipping up. Slip-ups have a bad reputation. We’re taught to equate them with failure, ...

A large genomic analysis has linked certain DNA mutations to a high risk of relapse in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, while other mutations were associated with better outcomes, according ...