Mutant Mice Help Shed Light on Tobacco Addiction
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Genetically altered mice that are unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down exactly how people become addicted to smoking, US researchers said on Thursday.
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Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a  cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma.
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Researchers have identified brain receptors in mice that seem to control nicotine addiction.
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Scientists in China have identified  about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily  addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies  and addiction control.
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Description: Researchers have successfully used a technique that selectively shuts off genes to lower levels of LDL, or &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol, in mice.
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A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report published today.
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The finding was made by breeding mice that lacked specific receptor subunits and testing their response to nicotine. Mice lacking the subunit designated beta2 had reduced sensitivity to nicotine
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Nicotine is a major addictive component in cigarettes, scientists said. However, how chemical dependency results from nicotine&#39;s interaction with brain cells still largely stumps the experts.
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Smoking causes long-lasting changes in the brain similar to changes seen in animals when they are given cocaine, heroin and other addictive drugs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Kicking the tobacco habit, even young, does not always reset harmful cancer-related genes that have been switched on or off by smoking in the first place, according to a study to be published Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism both alter how women perceive sweet foods and what foods they crave, according to studies conducted by two researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.
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A study on mutations in the brains of mice may someday be used to help smokers quit. By Ed Edelson. THURSDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear
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Genetically engineered mice outperform their naturally bred brethren
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A genetic mutation can trigger learning difficulties by changing the way brain cells communicate with each other, research shows.
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A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine's addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit.
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Psychotic mice that flee their littermates may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, US researchers reported on Monday.
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A pill that helps you lose weight and quit smoking? That was amazing enough to capture headlines this past week. But scientists say the experimental drug might be even more versatile, providing a new tool