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UCI Neurobiologists Find Treatment To Block Memory-Related Drug Cravings
September 16, 2005 — A novel chemical compound that blocks memory-related drug cravings has the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts, UC Irvine neurobiologists have ... > full story -
Rutgers-Newark Researchers Link Individual Preferences To Neuronal Activity In Brain
September 6, 2005 — Rutgers-Newark neuroscience researchers suggest that an intricate system exists within the brain for establishing individual preference, which ultimately impacts ... > full story -
Faulty Biological Clocks May Influence Addiction
August 5, 2005 — A gene that regulates the body's circadian rhythms, including sleep and wakefulness, body temperature, hormone levels, blood pressure and heart activity, may also play a central role in drug ... > full story -
Gene Controlling Circadian Rhythms Linked To Drug Addiction, UT Southwestern Researchers Find
June 14, 2005 — The gene that regulates the body's main biological clocks also may play a pivotal role in drug addiction, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have ... > full story -
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Increases Heart Susceptibility To Ischemia, Reperfusion Injury In Adult Male But Not Female Rats
May 12, 2005 — Cocaine abuse is becoming increasingly prevalent among women of childbearing age, and is associated with numerous adverse perinatal outcomes. New research, published in The Journal of Physiology, by ... > full story -
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Exerts Subtle Effects On Schoolchildren
April 29, 2005 — Children exposed to cocaine before birth show subtle but discernible differences in their ability to plan and problem-solve once they reach school age, University of Florida researchers report. ... > full story -
Potential Drug Target For Treating Cocaine Abuse Found
February 24, 2005 — A substance similar to a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease blocks the stimulating effects of cocaine and could potentially be used to develop drug therapy for cocaine abuse, new ... > full story -
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PET/MRI Scans May Help Unravel Mechanisms Of Prenatal Drug Damage
February 11, 2005 — Scientists have demonstrated a new way to assess the potentially damaging effects of prenatal drug exposure--a technique that could also be used to monitor a fetus's response to therapeutic ... > full story -
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Birth Defects
Non-Invasive Imaging Tools May Help Unravel Mechanisms Of Prenatal Drug Damage
February 10, 2005 — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrate a new way to assess the potentially damaging effects of prenatal drug exposure -- a technique that could ... > full story -
Study: 7 Percent Of College Students Used Prescription Drugs As Stimulants For Non-Medical Purposes
January 11, 2005 — Seven percent of college students have used prescription stimulants for non-medical purposes over their lifetimes and 4 percent have used in the past year, according to a study of students at 119 ... > full story
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