Neuroscience
Reward, aversion behaviors activated through same brain pathways
New research may help explain why drug treatments for addiction and depression don't work for some patients.
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Neuroscience
Neuron responsible for alcoholism found
Scientists have pinpointed a population of neurons in the brain that influences whether one drink leads to two, which could ultimately lead to a cure for alcoholism and other addictions.
Sep 2, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Medication may stop drug and alcohol addiction
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have successfully stopped cocaine and alcohol addiction in experiments using a drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure. ...
Jun 23, 2015
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Neuroscience
Discovery of new neural pathway may lead to preventing relapses in addicts
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered a previously unknown neural pathway that can regulate changes made in the brain due to cocaine use, providing new insight into the molecular basis of cocaine addiction. ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Neuroscience
Paradigm shift in treatment of addiction holds promise, thanks to epigenetics
One of the major challenges of cocaine addiction is the high rate of relapse after periods of withdrawal and abstinence. But new research reveals that changes in our DNA during drug withdrawal may offer promising ways of ...
May 26, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers see way cocaine hijacks memory
Washington State University researchers have found a mechanism in the brain that facilitates the pathologically powerful role of memory in drug addiction. Their discovery opens a new area of research for targeted therapy ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Neuroscience
Planning may start in brain's amygdala, study says
Thinking of a new career? Buying a home? Have you consulted your amygdala?
Jan 26, 2015
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Health
How quickly smokers metabolize nicotine may point to most effective way to quit
Nearly 70 percent of smokers who try to quit relapse within one week - daunting odds for people trying to kick the habit. Researchers have long theorized that some individuals may be genetically programmed to have an easier ...
Jan 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study pinpoints part of brain that triggers addiction
(Medical Xpress)—Activating the brain's amygdala, an almond-shaped mass that processes emotions, can create an addictive, intense desire for sugary foods, a new University of Michigan study found.
Dec 10, 2014
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Genetics
Alcohol abuse linked to newly identified gene network
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a network of genes that appear to work together in determining alcohol dependence. The findings, which could lead to future treatments and therapies for alcoholics ...
Dec 2, 2014
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