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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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Breakthrough in Mapping Nicotine Addiction Could Help Improve Treatment

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2016

Researchers have crystallized a protein that could hold the answer as to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain.... Read More...

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Recovery of Dopamine Function Emerges With Recovery From Smoking

Neuroscience NewsJuly 28, 2016

Researchers report smoking related deficits in dopamine return to normal three months after quitting.... Read More...

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Why Adolescents Are More Vulnerable to Addiction

Neuroscience NewsMarch 1, 2016

A new study explores why teens may be more vulnerable to addiction than adults.... Read More...

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Nicotine Consumption Affected by Small Changes in DNA

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2016

Researchers determine how small changes in a particular region of the genome can alter nicotine consumption.... Read More...

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So Hard To Quit: New Mechanism in Nicotine Addiction Discovered

Neuroscience NewsDecember 2, 2015

Acetylcholine regulates glutamate signaling in the habenula, reinforcing nicotine addiction, researchers report.... Read More...

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Shedding Light on Earliest Stages of Nicotine Addiction with ‘Never Smokers’

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 9, 2015

A new study could help identify those most vulnerable to nicotine and help find new ways to prevent or treat addiction.... Read More...

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