News articles tagged with 'cocaine'
Grey matter in brain's control centre linked to ability to process reward
— 29 Nov 2011 21:40 | HealthThe more grey matter you have in the decision-making, thought-processing part of your brain, the better your ability to evaluate rewards and consequences. That may seem like an obvious…
Cocaine images capture motivated attention among users
— 4 Apr 2011 19:09 | HealthScientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of how cocaine users…
Thrill-seeking females work hard for their next fix
— 11 Mar 2011 15:13 | BiologyIt seems that women become addicted to cocaine more easily than men and find it harder to give up. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences…
Genetic makeup and duration of abuse reduce the brain's neurones in drug addiction
— 8 Mar 2011 13:56 | HealthA study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrated that drug addicted individuals who have a certain genetic makeup have lower grey…
New model for probing antidepressant actions
— 19 Feb 2011 10:45 | HealthThe most widely prescribed antidepressants - medicines such as Prozac, Lexapro and Paxil - work by blocking the serotonin transporter, a brain protein that normally clears away the…
Team creates novel vaccine that produces strong immunity against cocaine high
— 5 Jan 2011 18:03 | HealthResearchers from The Scripps Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Cornell University have produced a long-lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a unique…
CT best at uncovering drug mule payload
— 1 Dec 2010 18:41 | HealthAccording to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the best way to detect cocaine in the body of a human drug courier, known…
Cocaine stored in alcohol: Testing techniques from outside the bottle unveiled
— 30 Sep 2010 11:47 | HealthIn two landmark studies published today in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis (DTA), UK and Swiss research teams reveal two techniques proven to identify dissolved cocaine in bottles…
Cocaine and ecstasy detected in waters of the L'Albufera in Valencia
— 22 Sep 2010 17:51 | HealthThe water in the canals and irrigation channels in the L'Albufera Natural Park in Valencia contain cocaine, ecstasy and a further six drugs. This has been confirmed by a study carried…
Brain mechanism linked to relapse after cocaine withdrawal
— 9 Sep 2010 11:18 | HealthAddictive drugs are known to induce changes in the brain's reward circuits that may underlie drug craving and relapse after long periods of abstinence. Now, new research, published…