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Potential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Cure Found In Century-Old Drug
A century-old drug,
methylene blue, may be able
to slow or even cure
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
disease. Used at a very low
concentration -- about the
... > full story
'Ecstasy' Linked To Survival Of Key Movement-Related Cells In Brain
New research from the
University of Cincinnati
suggests that the widely
abused club drug "ecstasy,"
or MDMA, can increase the
... > full story
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Wastewater Used To Map Illicit Drug Use
July 16, 2009 — A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated. Their findings provide a one-day ... > full story -
Knock-Out Drugs: Narrow Window For Detection
May 29, 2009 — Drug-facilitated sexual crimes are increasing. Germany's Bonn Institute for Forensic Medicine has recorded that the number of examinations on the use of intoxicants in sexual offences within their ... > full story -
Ecstasy Could Help Patients With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Study Suggests
March 10, 2009 — Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of ... > full story -
Ecstasy For Treatment Of Traumatic Anxiety
January 10, 2009 — Treatment with a pharmacological version of the drug ecstasy makes PSTD patients more receptive to psychotherapy, and contributes to lasting improvement. Now researchers explain ... > full story -
Pleasure Seekers: Clubbing Is A Controlled Rave Experience
October 13, 2008 — Clubbers -- people who dance the night away in dance clubs -- are seeking communal, ecstatic experiences. And, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, modern clubbers get a more ... > full story -
Can Taking Ecstasy Once Damage Your Memory?
October 11, 2008 — Academics in the UK are issuing new warnings about the dangers of ecstasy and its effects on the ... > full story -
New NHS Guidelines On Recreational Drugs In Nightclubs Are All The Rave
June 5, 2008 — New guidelines have been written which will assist nightclub staff in deciding whether to call ambulances for unwell clubbers. At present, there is a worry that inappropriate management has lead to ... > full story -
Ecstasy Deaths Linked To Raised Body Temperature
June 1, 2008 — A new study has revealed that effects of the drug ecstasy are compounded when taken in warm environments. Preclinical research shows that ecstasy deaths, which are invariably related to elevated body ... > full story -
Young People Are Intentionally Drinking And Taking Drugs For Better Sex, European Survey Finds
May 9, 2008 — Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. A third of 16-35 year old males and a quarter of females surveyed are drinking alcohol to ... > full story -
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Club Drugs Inflict Damage Similar To Traumatic Brain Injury
November 30, 2007 — Researchers say certain club drugs trigger a chemical chain reaction in the brain similar to what occurs during traumatic brain injury, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible ... > full story
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