Despite tremendous progress in the past decade, the complex and heterogeneous nature of cancer complicates efforts to identify new therapies and therapeutic combinations that achieve durable responses ...

Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, resulting in a harmful outcome. Drugs that are most commonly misused include alcohol, which can cause brain shrinkage, and ...

There is an endless and overwhelming amount of information on the Web about addiction treatment options. Many people have no idea where to begin or what type of care that they or their loved one may ...

(L to R) Co-author Jennifer Hadley, St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology, corresponding and co-senior author Paul Northcott, PhD, St. Jude Center of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences ...

Every day, people embark on the road to recovery from addiction. Some choose—or are remanded by law enforcement—to do it with the help of some type of clinical service, some prefer the support of ...

When I entered rehab at 23, I learned that trauma was a thread woven into most addiction stories. Many people in my program described horrific neglect or maltreatment, including sexual abuse, they had ...