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How a protein meal tells your brain you are full

Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online on July 5th in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signal ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study solves structure of 'salvia receptor', reveals how salvinorin A interacts with it

At the molecular level, drugs like salvinorin A (the active ingredient of the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum) work by activating specific proteins, known as receptors, in the brain and body. Salvin ...

Medical research created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows why some pain drugs become less effective over time

Researchers at the University of Montreal's Sainte-Justine Hospital have identified how neural cells like those in our bodies are able to build up resistance to opioid pain drugs within hours. Humans have known about the ...

Neuroscience created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research finds cause of morphine side effects

A University of Colorado Boulder-led research team has discovered that two protein receptors in the central nervous system team up to respond to morphine and cause unwanted neuroinflammation, a finding with implications for ...

Medical research created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evidence mounts for link between opioids and cancer growth

Opioid drugs used to relieve pain in postoperative and chronic cancer patients may stimulate the growth and spread of tumors, according to two studies and a commentary in the 2012 annual Journal Symposium issue of Anesthesiology, the ac ...

Cancer created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study sheds light on pain pill abuse

A study by a team of University of Kentucky researchers has shed new light on the potential habit-forming properties of the popular pain medication tramadol, in research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The ...

Medications created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows binge drinking inhibits brain development

(Medical Xpress)—Teenagers who binge drink risk inhibiting part of their brain's development and many are laying the groundwork for alcoholism down the track a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) ...

Neuroscience created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study offers clue as to why alcohol is addicting: Drinking releases brain endorphins

(Medical Xpress) -- Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center ...

Neuroscience created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new treatment option for alcohol dependence: Reduced consumption rather than abstinence

A potential new treatment for alcoholism called nalmefene is effective and safe for reducing alcohol consumption in alcohol dependent individuals, says a new study published this week in Biological Psychiatry.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Research pinpoints, prevents stress-induced drug relapse in rats

All too often, stress turns addiction recovery into relapse, but years of basic brain research have provided scientists with insight that might allow them develop a medicine to help. A new study in the journal Neuron pinpoi ...

Neuroscience created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows naloxone kits cost-effective in preventing overdose deaths

(Medical Xpress)—Giving heroin users kits with the overdose antidote naloxone is a cost-effective way to prevent overdose deaths and save lives, according to a study released this week in The Annals of ...

Medications created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is your memory playing tricks on you? Check your medicine cabinet

Common medication to treat insomnia, anxiety, itching or allergies can have a negative impact on memory or concentration in the elderly, according to Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Research Chair at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie ...

Medications created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Environmental factors can mitigate genetic risk for developing alcohol problems

Alcohol use during adolescence is harmful on multiple levels, including an increased risk for developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs) later in life. Recent research suggests that genetic influences are moderated by environmental ...

Addiction created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating junk food while pregnant may make your child a junk food addict

Here's another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children: New research published in the March 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk f ...

Health created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quick, simple test developed to identify patients who will not respond to the painkiller tramadol

French researchers have found a way to identify quickly the 5-10% of patients in whom the commonly used painkiller, tramadol, does not work effectively. A simple blood test can produce a result within a few hours, enabling ...

Medications created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0