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Marijuana Use in Adolescence May Cause Permanent Brain Abnormalities, Mouse Study Suggests
Regular marijuana use in
adolescence, but not
adulthood, may permanently
impair brain function and
cognition, and may increase
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New Plan of Attack in Cancer Fight: Two-Drug Combination, Under Certain Circumstances, Can Eliminate Disease
New research shows that,
under certain conditions,
using two drugs in a
"targeted therapy" -- a
treatment approach designed
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Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy Affects Learning and Memory Function in Offspring?
Maternal alcohol consumption
during pregnancy has
detrimental effects on fetal
central nervous system
development. Maternal
... > full story
Drug Research: New Technique Shows If Drugs Have Reached Intended Target
The search for new drugs,
including those for cancer,
is set to speed up thanks to
a new research technique
which could tell if drugs
... > full story
- Marijuana Use in Adolescence May Cause Permanent Brain Abnormalities, Mouse Study Suggests
- New Plan of Attack in Cancer Fight: Two-Drug Combination, Under Certain Circumstances, Can Eliminate Disease
- Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy Affects Learning and Memory Function in Offspring?
- Drug Research: New Technique Shows If Drugs Have Reached Intended Target
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New Insight Into How Brain 'Learns' Cocaine Addiction
August 1, 2013 — A team of researchers says it has solved the longstanding puzzle of why a key protein linked to learning is also needed to become addicted to cocaine. Results of the study describe how the ... > full story -
Young Cannabis-Smokers Aware of the Health Risks
July 29, 2013 — 91 percent of on average 20-year-old Swiss men drink alcohol, almost half of whom drink six beverages or more in a row and are thus at-risk consumers. 44 percent of Swiss men smoke tobacco, ... > full story -
Physical Inactivity, Poor Diet and Smoking Linked to Disability in Older Population
July 24, 2013 — An unhealthy lifestyle is associated with a greater likelihood of developing disability over the age of 65, with the risk increasing progressively with the number of unhealthy behaviors, suggests a ... > full story -
Smoking Cessation Two by Two
July 24, 2013 — To quit smoking is not easy. Support from one's partner can help -- but only if the smokers have developed skills of their own that help them to stop, according to a new ... > full story -
Plain Packaging Seems to Make Cigarettes Less Appealing and Increase Urgency to Quit Smoking
July 22, 2013 — Plain packaging for cigarettes seems to make tobacco less appealing and increase the urgency to quit smoking, suggest early ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Key Brain Circuits That Control Compulsive Drinking in Rats
July 22, 2013 — Scientists have identified circuitry in the brain that drives compulsive drinking in rats, and likely plays a similar role in ... > full story -
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Mental Illness Linked to Early Death in People With Epilepsy
July 22, 2013 — People with epilepsy are 10 times more likely to die early, before their mid-fifties, compared with the general population, according to a 41 year ... > full story -
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Is Sexual Addiction the Real Deal?
July 19, 2013 — Controversy exists over whether what some mental health experts call hypersexuality, or sexual addiction, is a mental disorder at all. Now researchers have measured how the brain responded in people ... > full story -
'Worrying' Rise in Alcohol Deaths Among Young Women in England and Scotland
July 19, 2013 — There has been a "worrying" increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland, since the middle of the last decade, finds new ... > full story -
Weight Loss Drug Helps Curb Cocaine Addictions
July 18, 2013 — The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers ... > full story
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