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Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Mouse study reveals neonatal nicotine exposure primes the ventral tegmental area, making the animals more susceptible to the effects of nicotine when exposed again later in life. ... Read More...

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Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2019

The metabolite cotinine may be amplifying, or contributing to, the addictive properties of nicotine, researchers report.... Read More...

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This Is a Neuron on Nicotine

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 7, 2019

Researchers have developed a protein sensor which allows for the observation of nicotine's movement in cells. ... Read More...

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Engineered Enzyme Eliminates Nicotine Addiction in Preclinical Tests

Neuroscience NewsOctober 17, 2018

Researchers have engineered a new enzyme that breaks down nicotine in the bloodstream before it reaches the brain. The treatment reduces the urge to smoke and reverses signs of nicotine dependence, preventing relapse.... Read More...

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Researchers Develop Drugs with Potential to Curb Smoking

Neuroscience NewsAugust 28, 2018

Researchers have developed more than a dozen new potential drug candidates they believe have the potential to curb smoking addiction by slowing how nicotine is broken down in the body.... Read More...

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Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2018

According to a new study, nicotine reduces dorsal striatal output, underlying the urge to smoke and making it difficult to quite the addiction.... Read More...

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Brain Research Points the Way to New Treatments for Nicotine Addiction

Neuroscience NewsDecember 28, 2017

Researchers have identified specific chemical changes in the brain that drive nicotine addiction. The findings could lead to new treatments to help break the addiction.... Read More...

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Why Gut Bacteria and Gender May Impact Nicotine Addiction

Neuroscience NewsNovember 2, 2017

Researchers reveal a surprising association between nicotine addiction and gut bacteria. Gender smoking patterns and the effect nicotine has on a person may be a result of how the gut-brain relationship is impacted by nicotine.... Read More...

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Gene That Influences Nicotine Dependence Identified

Neuroscience NewsOctober 11, 2017

Researchers have identified a genetic variant associated with an increased risk of nicotine dependence.... Read More...

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How One Drug Could Affect Pain, Memory and Nicotine Addiction

Neuroscience NewsMay 8, 2017

Researchers are developing a drug that enhances the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The drug could have three different applications in relieving pain, slowing memory loss in aging people and as a smoking cessation medication.... Read More...

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Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 23, 2017

Study sheds light on how nicotine affects the brains of those with schizophrenia, and why those with the disease tend to be heavy smokers.... Read More...

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Basal Forebrain Linked to Appetite Control and Nicotine Addiction

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2016

A new study opens the door for new treatments to help treat obesity and other eating disorders.... Read More...

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nicotine addiction

Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

This Is a Neuron on Nicotine

Engineered Enzyme Eliminates Nicotine Addiction in Preclinical Tests

Researchers Develop Drugs with Potential to Curb Smoking

Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Brain Research Points the Way to New Treatments for Nicotine Addiction

Why Gut Bacteria and Gender May Impact Nicotine Addiction

Gene That Influences Nicotine Dependence Identified

How One Drug Could Affect Pain, Memory and Nicotine Addiction

Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizophrenia

Basal Forebrain Linked to Appetite Control and Nicotine Addiction