Binge Drinking in Adolescence Causes Changes in Adulthood
ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2010) — Alcohol exposure during adolescence alters the body’s ability to respond to stress in adulthood, according to new research in rats presented at Neuroscience 2010, the...
View ArticleLinking brain-derived neurotrophic factor to alcohol dependence
One of the ways an alcohol dependence (AD) diagnosis can be made is through measurement of biological markers of hepatic injury such as gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) and mean corpuscular volume...
View Article‘Rewarding’ Objects Can’t Be Ignored
The world is a dazzling array of people, objects, sounds, smells and events: far too much for us to fully experience at any moment. So our attention may automatically be snagged by something startling,...
View ArticleMechanism in Transition to Alcohol Dependence Discovered
A team of Scripps Research Institute. This finding opens the door to the development of drugs to manage excessive alcohol consumption. “Our focus in this study, like much of our lab’s research, was to...
View Articlethe addiction-brain connection
By Adi Jaffe, Ph.D. Dr. Dodes recent article, apparently trying to blow up the myth of addictionas a neurophysiological disorder, sounded persuasive, although its underpinning was oversimplified and...
View ArticleAddiction As A Brain Disease
One can look at drug addiction as a moral issue, a social ill, or a criminal problem. But Lynn Oswald’s experience studying the neuroscience of addiction tells her that it is something else entirely: a...
View ArticleBrain Chemical Shown To Induce Both Desire And Dread
The chemical dopamine induces both desire and dread, according to new animal research in the July 9 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Although dopamine is well known to motivate animals and people...
View ArticleFuture-Directed Therapy Helps Depression Patients Cultivate Optimistic Outlook
Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about their past experiences, researchers at...
View ArticleNew strategy for stimulating neurogenesis may lead to drugs to improve...
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have developed a new way to stimulate neuron production
View ArticleScientists Explore New Link Between Genetics, Alcoholism and the Brain
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have uncovered a new link between genetic variations associated with alcoholism, impulsive behavior and a region of the brain involved in craving...
View ArticleA Problem Shared is a Problem Halved
Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic effects in the brain Why does putting our feelings into words — talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal — help us to feel better” A new...
View ArticleAlcohol Harms The Brain Immediately
A nice drink cannot do any harm? Brain says no. A new study by a Chinese research group shows that even low doses of alcohol can harm the brain immediately though not permanently. “We were...
View ArticleNew Piece to the Puzzle of Brain Function
Researchers at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen have collaborated with the company NeuroSearch to generate new knowledge about an important part of the brain’s...
View ArticleThe Four Loko Effect
The popular, formerly caffeinated, fruity alcoholic beverage, Four Loko, has been blamed for the spike in alcohol-related hospitalizations, especially throughout college campuses.Initially, caffeine...
View ArticleBooze a Bad Mix With Poor Impulse Control
In a long-running, prospective cohort study among people seeking help for alcohol-related problems, those with poor impulse control had an increased risk of dying, according to Daniel Blonigen, PhD,...
View ArticleNumber Processing in Children With ADHD and Alcohol Exposure: Similar but...
In children, the brain is in a constant state of flux as it analyzes and evaluates stimuli from the environment. Fetal alcohol exposure and ADHD represent two disorders that can affect children’s...
View ArticleLasting Brain Changes Discovered In Underage Binge Drinkers
Lasting Brain Changes Discovered In Underage Binge Drinkers
View ArticleDrunk Behavior: A Question of Immunity
University of Adelaide researchers have found that immune cells in your brain may contribute to how you respond to alcohol. Lead researcher Dr Mark Hutchinson, ARC Research Fellow with the University’s...
View ArticleAlcohol Interferes With the Restorative Functions of Sleep
Large amounts of alcohol are known to shorten sleep latency, increase slow-wave sleep, and suppress rapid eye movement (REM) during the first half of sleep. During the second half of sleep, REM...
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