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Scripps Research scientists discovered that a brain region in the thalamus drives relapse by linking alcohol with stress ...

What compels someone to keep engaging in alcohol use, even if it damages their health, relationships and wellbeing? A new study from Scripps Research offers an important clue: a small midline brain ...

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