The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology formed a research team with the University of […]
Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later
Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug […]
Next-generation single-dose antidotes for opioid overdoses
The U.S. opioid epidemic is being driven by an unprecedented surge in deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opiates. Fentanyl’s […]
Sex, drugs and estradiol: Why cannabis affects women differently
Cannabis use is riding high on a decade-long wave of decriminalization, legalization and unregulated synthetic substitutes. As society examines the […]
THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains: But newly uncovered compounds could explain different pharmacological effects
A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis. […]
Evidence that addictive behaviors have strong links with ancient retroviral infection
New research from an international team led by Oxford University’s Department of Zoology and the National-Kapodistrian University of Athens, published […]
New wave of complex street drugs puzzles emergency doctors: Study may fuel need for more comprehensive drug testing in hospitals
At a time when drug overdoses are becoming more prevalent and lethal, a new report provides a snapshot of regional […]
SMURF1 provides targeted approach to preventing cocaine addiction relapse
A class of proteins that has generated significant interest for its potential to treat diseases, has for the first time, […]
What separates the strong from weak among connections in the brain
To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to connect and converse in a language of […]