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Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic, Research Suggests
New research shows that
high-fructose corn syrup can
cause behavioral reactions
in rats similar to those
produced by drugs of abuse
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Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction
By stimulating one part of
the brain with laser light,
researchers have shown that
they can wipe away addictive
behavior in rats -- or
conversely turn non-addicted
rats into compulsive cocaine
... > full story
Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts
Scientists have discovered a
molecular process in the
brain triggered by cocaine
use that could provide a
target for treatments to
prevent or reverse addiction
... > full story
Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment
Scientists are researching
cocaine addiction, part of a
widespread problem, which,
along with other addictions,
costs billions of dollars in
damage to individuals, fami ... > full story
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Molecular Roots of Cocaine Addiction in Brain Uncovered: Promising New Anti-Addiction Drug Revealed
May 22, 2013 — Researchers have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine’s effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, ... > full story -
Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle
May 10, 2013 — Researchers have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vaccine in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical ... > full story -
Breath Study Brings Roadside Drug Testing Closer
April 25, 2013 — A group of researchers from Sweden have provided further evidence that illegal drugs can be detected in the breath, opening up the possibility of a roadside breathalyzer test to detect substances ... > full story -
Mephedrone Boosts Illegal Drug Use
April 22, 2013 — Experienced clubbers are more likely to add the former ‘legal high’ mephedrone to their drug repertoires rather than use it to replace popular established club drugs such as ecstasy and ... > full story -
New Technology Gives Doctors an Important Diagnostic Tool
February 6, 2013 — When cocaine producers began using an inexpensive medication, levamisole, to dilute the cocaine to boost their profits, their customers were showing up in hospital emergency rooms with serious skin ... > full story -
Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug
January 31, 2013 — Disulfiram was the first medication approved for the treatment of alcoholism over 50 years ago. It works, at least in part, by preventing the metabolism of an alcohol by-product, acetaldehyde. High ... > full story -
Gene Interactions Make Cocaine Abuse Death Eight Times More Likely
January 22, 2013 — Scientists have identified genetic circumstances under which common mutations on two genes interact in the presence of cocaine to produce a nearly eight-fold increased risk of death as a result of ... > full story -
People With Low Risk for Cocaine Dependence Have Differently Shaped Brain to Those With Addiction
January 17, 2013 — People who take cocaine over many years without becoming addicted have a brain structure which is significantly different from those individuals who developed cocaine-dependence, researchers have ... > full story -
Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance in Men Even After Rehabilitation
January 17, 2013 — Alcohol is the drug that most affects sexual arousal (erectile capacity), according to new research. In addition, researchers observed that men did not improve their sexual performance when they ... > full story -
Resistance to Cocaine Addiction May Be Passed Down from Father to Son
December 16, 2012 — New research reveals that sons of male rats exposed to cocaine are resistant to the rewarding effects of the drug, suggesting that cocaine-induced changes in physiology are passed down from father to ... > full story
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