... exposure in the rat fetuses. These results suggest the possibility that treatments to block the effect of cocaine on cyclin A may provide a way to protect fetal brain development when a pregnant ...
... researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. The researchers conclude that the pharmacologic effects of cocaine alone are not enough to cause long-lasting cellular memories in the brain ...
... of addiction in mice.
Dr. Zweifel and colleagues observed that while the stimulatory effects of cocaine on motor activity were unaltered and behavioral sensitization progressed normally, cue-evoked ...
... of the journal Neuron, maps the topography of the addicted brain and provides new insight into the effect of cocaine on neural systems mediating cognition and motivation. "Human studies have shown ...
... to a predisposition toward addiction. The research maps the topography of the addicted brain and provides new insight into the effect of cocaine on neural systems mediating cognition and motivation.
... fide reward system. That question led the researchers to study the effects of cocaine on honey bee behavior. Cocaine – a chemical used by the coca plant to defend itself from leaf-eating insects ...
Research into the effect of cocaine on bees is providing insight into both drug addictions and the insects' surprisingly sophisticated mind.
An ingredient in licorice shows promise as an antidote for the toxic effects of cocaine abuse, including deadly overdoses of the highly addictive drug, researchers in Korea and Pennsylvania are ...
... drug seeking behavior, as well as the psychostimulant effects of cocaine. Since rats are social animals, ... 7 day drug free period and an additional cocaine injection on day 13. Locomotor activity was ...
... while increased sirtuin activity in NAc neurons was associated with a potentiation of the rewarding effects of cocaine. Importantly, pharmacological inhibition of sirtuins in the NAc reduced the ...
... this effect was only seen in the males. Something is either protecting the females from the effects of the cocaine exposure in the womb or making the males more susceptible to the lasting effects."
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