Discovery may help treat drug addicts
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Chilean scientists have made a  discovery in the brains of rats that they say may help treat  drug addiction and ease the side effects of some medications.
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Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear to be responsible for nicotine addiction, a finding of clear importance for smokers who are desperately trying to kick the habit.
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AIDS drugs that work through novel mechanisms and next-generation versions of existing drugs will soon offer new options for the growing number of patients whose disease no longer responds to current drugs.
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Heroin and cocaine addicts on a government scheme who stay "clean" are given drugs as a reward, the BBC learns.
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AIDS drug cocktails may be able to restore the ravaged immune systems of some people infected with HIV, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Naltrexone, a drug that has been used to treat various addictions, safely controls sexual impulses and arousal in adolescent sexual offenders, new research shows.
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They hope their findings, published in Science, may lead to new drugs to help smokers quit. It is thought nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found on the surface of brain cells are key.
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The finding raised hopes of developing novel drugs that would abolish pain by blocking the geneâs function.
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The discovery of a molecule which appears to play a key role in allergies may lead to new therapies, experts say.
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The same brain circuits are involved when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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A cheaper and safer treatment for heroin addicts is found to be as effective as methadone, a study claims.
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A DNA test could spot which smokers have an addictive gene and how best to help them, say scientists.
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People infected with hepatitis C can be cured with existing treatments, researchers have discovered.
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Manipulating chemicals in the brain that produce similar effects to marijuana could pave the way for a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may point to a treatment for Parkinson's disease, a report by the Stanford University School of Medicine has suggested.
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A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine&#39;s addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit a life-threatening habit.
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Researchers who believe psychedelic drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms can help people with mental disorders are slowly getting federal agencies on board. By Kristen Philipkoski.