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 —新的研究发现,药物戒断duced 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 ...
Nov. 2, 2020 —Sleep deprivation may pave the way to cocaine addiction. Too-little sleep can increase the rewarding properties of cocaine, according to new ...