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Singing To Females Makes Male Birds' Brains Happy
The melodious singing of
birds has been long
appreciated by humans, and
has often been thought to
reflect a particularly
positive emotional state of
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Use Of Non-psychoactive Cannabinoids In The Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Scientists have studied the
effects of a drug that
reduces the progression of a
disease similar to multiple
sclerosis in animals. This
... > full story
Potential New Drug For Cocaine Addiction And Overdose
Chemists are reporting
development of what they
term the most powerful
substance ever discovered
for eliminating cocaine from
the body, an advance that
... > full story
New Cannabis-like Drugs Could Block Pain Without Affecting Brain, Says Study
A new type of drug could
alleviate pain in a similar
way to cannabis without
affecting the brain,
according to a new study in
... > full story
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ADHD Stimulant Treatment May Decrease Risk Of Substance Abuse In Adolescent Girls; Results Mirror Findings In Boys
October 6, 2008 — Researchers have found that treatment with stimulant drugs does not increase and appears to significantly decrease the risk that girls with ADHD will begin smoking cigarettes or using alcohol or ... > full story -
Variations In Key Genes Increase Caucasians’ Risk Of Heroin Addiction
October 5, 2008 — Sometimes, small changes do add up. In the case of addictive diseases, tiny variations in a few genes can increase or decrease the likelihood of some people developing a dependency on heroin. Now, by ... > full story -
Holiday Drug Taking Linked To Acts Of Violence
September 24, 2008 — A new study shows that high levels of drug and alcohol consumption are behind the growth in violence among young tourists. The research work, focusing on Mallorca and Ibiza in Spain, shows that 5% of ... > full story -
Abuse Of Painkillers Can Predispose Adolescents To Lifelong Addiction
September 11, 2008 — Researchers reveal that adolescent mice exposed to the painkiller Oxycontin can sustain lifelong and permanent changes in their reward system -- changes that increase the drug's euphoric properties ... > full story -
College Freshmen: Pain Killers And Stimulants Less Risky Than Cocaine; More Risky Than Marijuana
September 5, 2008 — A new study in Prevention Science, finds that college freshmen believe that nonmedical use of prescription drugs like pain killers and stimulants is less risky than cocaine, but more risky than ... > full story -
New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines: Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward System
August 29, 2008 — Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in brain nerve cells that are still poorly ... > full story -
Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May Lead To New Drug-abuse Treatments
August 27, 2008 — Increased connections among brain cells caused by excessive drug use may represent the body's defense mechanism to combat addiction and related behaviors, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center ... > full story -
Addiction Treatment Proves Successful In Animal Weight Loss Study
August 24, 2008 — Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction, also leads to rapid weight loss and reduced food intake according to a new animal study from the same research group. ... > full story -
Mechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified
August 16, 2008 — A possible future way to prevent relapses into drug dependence has been discovered. The target is the dopamine-producing nerve cells in the ... > full story -
Cocaine-induced Synaptic Plasticity Linked To Persistent Addictive Behaviors
August 14, 2008 — The persistent nature of addiction is its most devastating feature. Understanding the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is the key for designing efficient therapy. Two separate studies published ... > full story
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