This Is a Neuron on Nicotine
Researchers have developed a protein sensor which allows for the observation of nicotine's movement in cells. ... Read More...
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Making Mice Lose Weight by Imitating Effects From Cold and Nicotine
By stimulating cold and nicotine receptors, researchers successfully improved metabolism in mice, helping them to lose weight. Further studies will investigate whether the same results can be achieved in humans. ... Read More...
Genetic Mutation Makes it Hard to Quit Smoking
Finding it difficult to quit smoking? Your genes may be to blame. Researchers discover genetic mutations play a key role in nicotine relapse.... Read More...
Cryo-EM Structure of the Nicotine Receptor May Lead to New Therapies for Addiction
A detailed 3D structure of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors could help pave the way to developing new treatments for nicotine addiction, researchers report.... Read More...
How Rabies Induces Frenzied Behavior
A new study reports small fragments of the rabies virus binds to, and inhibits, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain, inducing frenzied behaviors. ... Read More...
Gene That Influences Nicotine Dependence Identified
Researchers have identified a genetic variant associated with an increased risk of nicotine dependence.... Read More...
How One Drug Could Affect Pain, Memory and Nicotine Addiction
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...
Compound From Marine Snails May Provide Alternative to Opioids
Researchers have discovered a compound from marine snails that is able to block pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.... Read More...
Breakthrough in Mapping Nicotine Addiction Could Help Improve Treatment
Researchers have crystallized a protein that could hold the answer as to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain.... Read More...
Could Nicotine Help Protect The Aging Brain?
When given independently from tobacco, nicotine appears to help protect the aging brain, a new study reports.... Read More...
Nicotine Receptors Could Be A New Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s
Researchers have discovered blocking the B2 subunit of nicotinic receptors can prevent memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Targeted Orphaned Domain May Lead to Drug Therapies
A new study reveals tthe serotonin type 3A ICD assembles into stable pentamers in solution in the absence of the other two domains, thought to be the drivers for oligomerization.... Read More...