News tagged with chemical addiction
A comprehensive review of addiction to prescription painkillers among patients and physicians
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Chemical dependency and recovery in patients and physicians are closely examined in a series of articles and editorials in the July 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The subject is especially timely. As the immense challe ...
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The buzz on fruit flies: New role in the search for addiction treatments
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Fruit flies may seem like unlikely heroes in the battle against drug abuse, but new research suggests that these insects — already used to study dozens of human disease — could claim that role. Scientists ...
Studies improve knowledge of underlying brain changes caused by addiction
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
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New research using animal models is enabling a deeper understanding of the neurobiology of compulsive drug addiction in humans — knowledge that may lead to more effective treatment options to weaken the powerful cravings ...
Meth addiction mechanism discovered
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified, for the first time, long-term changes in the brain circuitry of methamphetamine-addicted mice that can explain why the craving of addiction is so stubborn and long-lived. The research could lead ...
Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease
Feb 25, 2009 |
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A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating ...
Computer model shows changes in brain mechanisms for cocaine addicts
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Sep 22, 2009 |
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About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the country. Cocaine addiction, ...
Epigenetic changes discovered in major psychosis
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered epigenetic changes (i.e. chemical changes to a gene that do not alter the DNA sequence) in individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This is the first epigenome-wide investigation in ...
Thin line between desire and dread: Dopamine controls both
Jul 07, 2008 |
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The chemical dopamine induces both desire and dread in adjacent regions of the brain, according to new research at the University of Michigan.
Drug-proof zebrafish reveal secrets of addiction
Jul 31, 2009 |
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The effects of amphetamines on gene expression in zebrafish have been uncovered. This new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, provides clues to the genetics that underlie susceptibility to add ...
Halting retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent addiction relapse
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Disrupting the brain's retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent relapse in drug addiction, according to new research in the August 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers reduced drug-seeking behavi ...
Morphine makes lasting -- and surprising -- change in the brain
Apr 25, 2007 |
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Morphine, as little as a single dose, blocks the brain’s ability to strengthen connections at inhibitory synapses, according to new Brown University research published in Nature.
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