June 2, 2022 — Scientists have long known that cocaine works by latching on to molecular connectors on the surface of brain cells, allowing dopamine, a chemical that promotes feelings of pleasure and reward, to ...
May 3, 2022 — New research finds that drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement of drug seeking behaviors are controlled by a single pathway in the brain and centered around dopamine ...
Jan. 18, 2022 — Researchers used high-resolution technologies to see how dopamine circuitry in mice is affected by addictive drugs. The results answered older structural questions, while raising new ones about ...
Dec. 15, 2021 — A molecular switch influences addiction behavior and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is. A research team made the discovery in mice treated with cocaine. The researchers ...
Sep. 27, 2021 — Researchers describe how withdrawal from nicotine, methamphetamine and cocaine alters the functional architecture and patterns in the brains of mice, compared to control animals, a key to developing ...
June 10, 2021 — People who have a high sensation-seeking trait in the brain could be more susceptible to drug addition, according to a new ...
May 19, 2021 — The latest findings show that with clever science, a single fingerprint left at a crime scene could be used to determine whether someone has touched or ingested class A ...
Apr. 26, 2021 — Researchers have created to novel biobanks of diverse tissues from animals to further explore the biological bases and consequences of addiction to cocaine and ...
Feb. 15, 2021 — Recreational drinking, smoking, and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger ...
Dec. 7, 2020 — Cocaine continues to be one of the most commonly abused illicit drugs in the United States. Pre-clinical literature suggests that targeting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors (GLP-1Rs) in the brain ...
