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Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses
Burning frankincense (resin
from the Boswellia plant)
activates poorly understood
ion channels in the brain to
alleviate anxiety or
... > full story
Runners' High Demonstrated: Brain Imaging Shows Release Of Endorphins In Brain
Throughout the world,
amateurs, experts and the
media agree that prolonged
jogging raises people's
spirits. And many believe
... > full story
Why Don't Painkillers Work For People With Fibromyalgia?
New research shows that
people with fibromyalgia
were found to have reduced
binding ability of a type of
receptor in the brain that
is the target of opioid
... > full story
Why 'Wanting' And 'Liking' Something Simultaneously Is Overwhelming
Wanting and liking are
separate urges controlled by
different brain circuits and
when combined at once, the
impact on the brain is
... > full story
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High Rates, Rising Costs Of Alcohol And Drug Disorders In Hospitalized Patients Shown
June 26, 2008 — Fourteen percent of patients admitted to the hospital have alcohol/drug abuse and addiction disorders, costs for which have risen sharply in recent years, according to a new ... > full story -
Opioids And Cannabinoids Influence Mobility Of Spermatozoids
June 24, 2008 — There are opioid and cannabinoid receptors in human sperm and these influence the mobility of spermatozoid. This research opens the door to more effective treatment of fertility ... > full story -
Noninvasive Oxygen Therapy Eases Final Hours, Days For Lung Cancer Patients
May 20, 2008 — For patients with end-stage lung cancer, noninvasive ventilation may be more effective at reducing breathing difficulty than standard oxygen therapy, and has the added advantage of reducing patients' ... > full story -
New Light Shed On Heroin Addiction
May 15, 2008 — Researchers have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the brain's 'reward ... > full story -
Depression Diversity: Brain Studies Reveal Big Differences Among Individuals
May 8, 2008 — Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain's "feel good" stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people, new research shows. And even among depressed people, the ... > full story -
New Target For Alzheimer's Disease Identified
May 8, 2008 — In a new study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have determined in mouse models that modulating the activity of enkephalin peptides in the brain might reduce the cognitive ... > full story -
Doctor's Offices Can Help Stem Abuse Of Oxycontin, Other Narcotic Painkillers
April 14, 2008 — A new study shows how doctor's offices and clinics can identify patients who may be diverting or misusing narcotic painkillers such as Oxycontin, and steer them to help, while preserving access to ... > full story -
Genetic Factor In Stress Response Variability Discovered
April 5, 2008 — Scientists identified gene variants that affect the expression of neuropeptide Y, a molecule that regulates emotional responses and other functions. Inherited variations in the amount of NPY help ... > full story -
Opiate And Nicotine Have Surprisingly Similar Effect On Brain's Reward System
February 19, 2008 — New research indicates that the effects of nicotine and opiates on the brain's reward system are equally strong in a key pleasure-sensing areas of the brain -- the nucleus ... > full story -
Gene Variant Predicts Medication Response In Patients With Alcohol Dependence
February 12, 2008 — Patients with a certain gene variant drank less and experienced better overall clinical outcomes than patients without the variant while taking the medication naltrexone. About 87 percent of patients ... > full story
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