A new study reports mice lacking the Maged1 gene are unable to acquire an addiction to cocaine. Read More
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A new study will investigate whether psilocybin can help curb cocaine addiction. Researchers are currently seeking people with a history of cocaine abuse to participate in the study. Read More
Emory researchers report a drug approved in Japan for stroke, can help to stimulate neural pruning and help reduce habit driven behaviors in mice. Read More
A new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Read More
A new study reinforces the idea that serotonin, a molecule associated with mood, directly contributes to the actions of cocaine. Read More
Silencing pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex made rats more likely to relapse than those that underwent withdrawal from cocaine. The findings support growing evidence that the infralimbic cortex plays a vital role in suppressing addictive behaviors. Read More
Research suggests men who use cocaine at the time of conception could increase the risk of their son developing learning difficulties and memory loss. Read More
According to a new study, cocaine has the most potent effects on the female brain when estrogen levels are at their highest. Read More
Study concludes the most intense periods for cocaine cravings often coincides with a patient's release from addiction treatment programs. Read More
A new study suggests sheds light on how cocaine rewires the brain, even after withdrawal. Read More
Researchers replicate cocaine addiction in rats and obtain a better understanding about the underlying mechanisms of addiction. Read More
A new study might help to explain why people continue to take drug, even though they are aware of the negative consequences and why they find their behavior so hard to change. Read More
