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          ·October 16, 2025·5 min read

          Hidden Primed Step in Nerve-Muscle Communication Found

          An international research team has mapped the millisecond-by-millisecond process by which nerve signals activate muscles, uncovering a previously unseen “primed” intermediate step. This breakthrough reveals that neuromuscular receptors move asynchronously—not in perfect unison as scientists long believed—redefining how communication between nerves and muscles is understood.
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          ·August 21, 2020·3 min read

          Nicotine Withdrawal in Zebrafish Offers Clues to Human Addiction

          The way zebrafish respond to repeated exposure and withdrawal from nicotine mirrors more complex human responses during withdrawal.
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          ·February 7, 2019·5 min read

          This Is a Neuron on Nicotine

          Researchers have developed a protein sensor which allows for the observation of nicotine's movement in cells.
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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.
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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 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.
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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 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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          ·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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          ·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.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·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.
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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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          Taming Tumor Chaos: Researchers Uncover Key to Improving Glioblastoma Treatment

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          Hippocampus Predicts Rewards by Reorganizing Memories

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          Memory Rewritten: Study Finds No Clear Line Between Episodic and Semantic Retrieval

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          Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

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