From the University of St George’s London press release: Experts say oxytocin, a key hormone made naturally by the brain, could hold the key to treating drug addicts and help them… Read more »
From the University of Vermont press release: A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse and childhood emotional abuse, a new… Read more »
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: Smokers in recovery from illicit drug use disorders are at greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with those… Read more »
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health media release: A chemical byproduct, or metabolite, created as the body breaks down ketamine likely holds the secret to its rapid antidepressant action, National… Read more »
From the Scripps Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found evidence that an emotion-related brain region called the central amygdala—whose activity promotes… Read more »
From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain,… Read more »
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine’s effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks… Read more »
From the Canadian Association for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are… Read more »
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: People who take cocaine over many years without becoming addicted have a brain structure which is significantly different from those individuals… Read more »
From the University of Kentucky press release via EurekAlert!: Sensitivity to the stimulating effects of alcohol and other drugs is a risk marker for their problematic use. Negative emotionality has… Read more »
