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·October 3, 2016·5 min read

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.

This image shows a model of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

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·May 11, 2015·3 min read

Combining Menthol and Nicotine Desensitizes Airway Receptors

A new study reports coupling menthol with nicotine acts to desensitize receptors in the lungs and airways.

Featured Neurology Pain

·February 21, 2017·3 min read

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.

Image shows the molecular structure of nicotine drawn on a black board.

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·September 21, 2016·4 min read

Could Nicotine Help Protect The Aging Brain?

When given independently from tobacco, nicotine appears to help protect the aging brain, a new study reports.

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·May 2, 2018·5 min read

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.

Featured Genetics

·October 11, 2017·4 min read

Gene That Influences Nicotine Dependence Identified

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

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·October 4, 2018·4 min read

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.

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·May 8, 2017·6 min read

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.

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·October 11, 2017·5 min read

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.

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

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.