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Brain Circuits Differ in Women with Anorexia vs. Obesity

May 22nd, 2012
Brain Circuitry Different In Women with Anorexia and ObesityWhy does one person become anorexic and another obese? Blame the brain. A study recently published by a University of ...

Early Substance Use Linked to Less Education Later

May 18th, 2012
Early Substance Use Linked to Less Education LaterA new study has found that early drug and alcohol use is associated with lower levels of educational achievement. A study of ...

Chronic Cocaine Use Rewires the Brain

May 10th, 2012
Chronic Cocaine Use Rewires the Brain The chronic use of cocaine can lead to structural changes in the brain that make the user more susceptible to addiction. Researchers at the ...

Teen Misuse of Painkillers Peaks at 16

May 9th, 2012
Teen Misuse of Prescription Drugs Peaks at 16The risk of teens misusing prescription pain relievers appears to peak around age 16, earlier than many experts thought, according to ...

Anti-Smoking Drug Also Reduces Alcohol Use in Heavy Smokers

May 9th, 2012
Anti-Smoking Drug Also Reduces Alcohol Use in Heavy SmokersThe anti-smoking drug varenicline (Chantix) was found to significantly reduce alcohol use in a group of heavy-drinking ...

Are You a Facebook Addict?

May 8th, 2012
Are You a Facebook Addict?  Researchers from Norway have developed a new way to measure Facebook addiction called the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. Headed by Cecilie Schou Andreassen, Ph.D., at the University of Bergen, the ...

Dopamine Affects Willingness to Work

May 2nd, 2012
Dopamine Affects Willingness to WorkA new brain imaging study has found an individual’s willingness to work hard is strongly influenced by the levels of dopamine in three specific areas of the brain. In ...

With Teen Substance Use, It May Really Take A Village

May 2nd, 2012
With Teen Substance Use, It May Really Take A Village New research suggests successful parenting of a teenager needs to include keeping track of their ...

Cocaine May Speed Up Aging of Brain

May 1st, 2012
Cocaine May Speed Up Aging of BrainNew research shows that age-related loss of grey matter in the brain is greater in people who are chronic users of cocaine. Scientists at the University of Cambridge ...

Innate Neurological Risk for Drug Abuse?

April 30th, 2012
Innate Neurological Risk for Drug Abuse?A new study suggests the way in which the brain is wired in some people may make them more impulsive and more likely to experiment with drugs. In ...
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