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Psilera to collaborate with NIDA on pre-clinical psychedelic studies
Psilera will participate in two studies with the National Institute on Drug Abuse to combat addiction using a novel DMT formulation.
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Novel vaccine could counter dangerous effects of synthetic cannabinoids
In pre-clinical trials, researchers have shown that a new vaccine could combat the dangerous effects of synthetic cannabinoids.
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Non-hallucinogenic version of ibogaine could treat addiction and depression
A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine could treat psychiatric disorders, pre-clinical trials have shown.
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Genes associated with heavy alcohol use may also impact compulsive behaviour and addiction
A study suggests there may be common genetic pathways between alcohol use disorder and other addictions, so GWAS identification of affected genes could provide the targets for new therapies.
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Cocaine relapse is reversed with BDNF microinjections in the brain
Researchers have discovered that a very common protein in the brain has an additional significant role in addiction relapse...
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Hunger hormones offer promising avenue for addiction treatment
Hormones that signal the body's state of hunger and fullness could be the key to new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction...
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G-CSF protein involved in cocaine addiction
Researchers have identified a protein produced by the immune system that could be responsible for the development of cocaine addiction...
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Marijuana component may help treat anxiety and substance abuse disorders
Cannabidiol shown to affect emotion and emotional memory
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Harvard researchers develop multiregional brain-on-a-chip
Harvard University researchers have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain.
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Chronos and Aptuit partner up for addictive behaviour programmes
The companies will work together on integrated drug discovery - medicinal and computational chemistry, biology and DMPK - to optimise Chronos’ selective orexin 1 antagonists that have shown promise in treating addiction.
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TSRI’s rat study shows how brain stores memories
A new study led by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on how the brain stores memories.
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People with alcohol dependency lack important enzyme
30 August 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
A research group has identified an enzyme, PRDM2, whose production is turned off in nerve cells of the frontal lobe when alcohol dependence develops...