Link found between morphine addiction and the tendency to explore
The tendency to use drugs depends on each individual person. Not all those who have access to drugs become addicts, therefore there may be personality characteristics that influence their use.
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New research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggests that our understanding of how heroin affects the brain should be changed. A new report shows that heroin is metabolised to 6-MAM...
View ArticleGWSMHS professor to study correlation between genetics and susceptibility to...
Norman H. Lee, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a total of $405,001 in grant funding from the National...
View ArticleNew insight into basis of opiate addiction
Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to Mount Sinai School of Medicine...
View ArticleMorphine inhibits BDNF protein, whereas cocaine enhances BDNF
Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to Mount Sinai School of Medicine...
View Article'Quitting cold turkey' can lead to mental decline, shows study
Can quitting drugs without treatment trigger a decline in mental health? That appears to be the case in an animal model of morphine addiction. Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say their...
View ArticleTSRI study reveals key morphine regulator that may help develop...
Once used in the 18th century as currency to reverse the trade imbalance between China and Britain, opiates that contain morphine have been misunderstood almost continually ever since.
View ArticleTSRI scientists discover key molecular player in inherited disorder and...
In a remarkable "two for one" discovery, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have illuminated a key molecular player in the addictive effects of morphine in animal models.
View ArticleRe-engineered plant compound reduces morphine-seeking behaviors in mice
The abuse of prescription and illegal opioids, such as morphine and heroin, is a major problem in the U.S., with devastating public health, economic and social consequences.
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