The brain function of people addicted to cocaine is different from that of people who are not addicted and often linked to highly impulsive behavior, according to a new scientific study. The variation ...
You may be surprised to learn that, according to AddictionHelp.com, an estimated 12% of American adults (~41 million) have ...
Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion - 10 to 20 percent - of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though small in numbers, ...
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Serotonergic G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including the 5-HT2A receptor (5-HT2AR) and 5-HT2CR, are key regulators of cortical signaling pathways and promising targets for neurotherapeutic drug ...
As a whole, cocaine-associated electrocardiographic abnormalities are well described in the literature (primarily in the form of observational studies, small controlled studies and case reports). Upon ...
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides are a family of neuropeptides that have emerged as pivotal regulators of both feeding behaviour and energy homeostasis. Initially ...
Caffeine is the world’s most commonly abused brain stimulant. Daily caffeine consumption by adolescents (ages 9 to 17 yrs) has been rapidly increasing most often in the form of soda, energy drinks and ...
A drug already prescribed for type 2 diabetes and obesity may one day be used to treat cocaine addiction. In animal studies, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, found that semaglutide ...
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