Flipping Molecular ‘Switch’ May Reduce Nicotine’s Effects in the Brain
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 09:23
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act as a “switch” to increase or decrease the motivation to consume nicotine. The team’s findings in animal models point to a way that a drug might someday return this lipid to normal levels, perhaps making it […]