FeaturedGenetics·August 1, 2013·3 min readNew Insight into How the Brain ‘Learns’ Cocaine AddictionResearchers discover the role protein mGluR5 plays in cocaine addiction. The finding could help point a way to new treatments for addiction.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 27, 2013·3 min readRitalin Shows Promise in Treating AddictionResearchers find Ritalin, a commonly prescribed drug for ADHD, helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2013·4 min readResearchers Point to Brain’s ‘Dark Side’ as Key to Cocaine AddictionA new study provides evidence that the central amygdala, an area of the brain associated with emotion, plays a major role in sustaining cocaine addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2013·4 min readResearchers Focus on a Brain Protein and an Antibiotic to Block Cocaine CravingA new study shows that the GLT1 protein plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine which develops after only a few days of cocaine use. However, exposure to ceftriaxone, an antibiotic used to treat meningitis, decreases cocaine cravings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2013·5 min readCocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing HurdleResearchers have successfully tested a new vaccine in primates to battle cocaine addiction. Using neuroimaging techniques, they demonstrated the vaccine prevents cocaine from reaching the brain and producing a dopamine induced high. Human trials could begin within the next year.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 3, 2013·3 min readStudy Sheds Light on how to Reset the Addicted BrainResearchers provide additional insight into deficits in the prefrontal cortex involved in drug addiction. The findings could offer new avenues of research for the treatment of addiction.Read More
