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College freshmen: pain killers and stimulants less risky than cocaine; more risky than marijuana
First year college students believe that occasional nonmedical use of prescription pain killers and stimulants is less risky than cocaine, but more risky than marijuana or consuming five or more alcoholic beverages every weekend.   view more (2008-09-03)

Animal research suggests new strategy for treating cocaine addiction
New research in monkeys suggests the feasibility of treating cocaine addiction with a "replacement" drug that mimics the effects of cocaine but has less potential for abuse - similar to the way nicotine and heroin addictions are treated.   view more (2008-04-07)

New effects of an antihistaminic against cerebral injury
Ranitidine, a widely used substance used as an antihistaminic drug against gastric ulcers, may become a new treatment for cerebral ischemia caused by craneoencephalic infarcts or traumatisms, the third leading cause of deaths in industrialised countries. In experiments with an model of cerebral... view more (2004-12-15)

Does Stimulant Treatment for ADHD Increase Risk of Drug Abuse?
Parents, doctors, and others have wondered whether common treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) inadvertently predispose adolescents to future drug abuse.   view more (2007-06-19)

Depression may play a bigger role in readjustment than previously thought in troubled vets
Depression may be an unrecognized readjustment problem for recently returning veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study released today at the American Psychological Association 115th Annual Convention.   view more (2007-08-20)

New sleep medication shows less potential to foster abuse and dependence
As part of the effort to develop effective behavioral and medical sleep therapies, scientists consider the potential for dependence and abuse associated with prescription sleep drugs.   view more (2006-06-05)

Analysis of alcoholics' brains suggests treatment target
An analysis of brain tissue samples from chronic alcoholics reveals changes that occur at the molecular level in alcohol abuse - and suggests a potential treatment target, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.   view more (2008-05-05)

Anti-perfume - the male butterfly's gift to his partner
Pieris butterflies are not like all other butterflies. Both sexes agree about sex. In a dissertation about olfactory communication, Johan Andersson, a scientist at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH), Sweden, presents exciting new findings about a joint effort that provides an... view more (2004-02-23)

New Insights into the Mechanisms of Rapamycin
Rapamycin is a new drug which is being used for preventing organ rejection in kidney transplant patients. Since it suppresses the immune response and has a strong cell killing effect, it is a highly interesting substance for potential use in other disease areas such as cancer, autoimmune diseases,... view more (2004-04-07)

VTT develops one-step drug test
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an inexpensive one-step drug test method that can instantly detect abuse of medicine, drugs and doping substances. The test instantly and accurately gives the results e.g. from a saliva sample. The test is unique internationally, as it enables... view more (2004-01-29)

Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury
What do suffering a traumatic brain injury and using club drugs have in common"? University of Florida researchers say both may trigger a similar chemical chain reaction in the brain, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible brain damage.    view more (2007-11-30)

Scripps research study links chronic methamphetamine abuse and cardiovascular disease
In recent years, the spread of methamphetamine abuse across the United States has been as rapid as it has been alarming. Until about six years ago, methamphetamine use was seen mostly in the western and rural United States.   view more (2007-06-26)

Hepatitis C complicated by morphine withdrawal
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that morphine withdrawal complicates hepatitis C by suppressing IFN-alpha-mediated immunity and enhancing virus replication.   view more (2005-10-31)

Eastern philosophy promises hope for Western women with eating disorders
A psychological technique based on Buddhist philosophy and practice may provide a solution for women who struggle with binge eating and bulimia.   view more (2007-01-15)

Ecstasy alone can kill--and numbers of deaths continue to rise.
Research news in Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental 22 September 2003: The world's largest study of ecstasy-related deaths discovered that one in six people who died after taking ecstasy had not taken any other drug. "This clears up the debate once and for all - ecstasy alone... view more (2003-09-22)

Cannabis indicated as possible risk for gum disease in young people
Young people who are heavy smokers of cannabis may be putting themselves at significant risk for periodontal disease, according to new research.   view more (2008-02-06)

Researchers writing story of the 'alcoholic lung'
Chronic alcohol abuse disrupts the proteins that keep fluids out of the lung, lowers a protective antioxidant, disrupts immune defenses and can lead to a condition known as 'alcoholic lung,' according to research to be presented at the conference, "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung... view more (2006-11-03)

Firefly's light can help us spot life in space
The luminescent substances of the firefly, luciferase, is used today in various forms of bioanalysis, but it is temperature sensitive. Jonas Eiksson, a doctoral student at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH), has managed to get the substance to function at higher temperatures,... view more (2004-03-05)

OPICAN study in 7 Canadian cities reveals prescription opioid abuse more prevalent than heroin
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.   view more (2006-11-21)

Does everyone really want to be a macho man?
Traditional attitudes of masculinity, such as physical toughness and personal sacrifice, are valued in Mexican culture.   view more (2008-06-05)

UIC researchers evaluate lithium for pediatric bipolar disorder
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are participating in a national study to evaluate lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.   view more (2007-07-18)

Research Shows That Male Smokers Who Want a Long Life Should Get Married
New research by economists at the University of Warwick reveals that men who smoke but who want a long life should marry without delay as marriage reduces the risk of death by even more than the act of smoking increases the risk of dying. University of Warwick researchers Professor Andrew Oswald... view more (2002-08-15)

New technology makes clinical research more precise
The Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) and AlgoNomics have joined forces to develop a technology that verifies whether certain proteins induce an immune response in humans.   view more (2006-12-12)

The retention of transition metals
Transition metals are essential for life but, depending on their concentration in the environment, they can prove to be toxic and provoke serious environmental impact. The aim of this PhD is to study the retention of transition metals by humic substances. Humic substances are, on the other hand,... view more (2003-10-20)

Pregnant women with bulimia have more anxiety and depression
Women who have bulimia in pregnancy have more symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to pregnant women without eating disorders.   view more (2008-09-18)
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