A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that
could help explain how tobacco products could act as gateway
drugs, increasing a person's future likelihood of abusing
cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well, according to the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National
Institutes of Health. The study is the first to show that
nicotine might prime the brain to enhance the behavioral effects
of cocaine. Friday, November 4, 2011 - 09:40 A University of
Michigan Health System laboratory study reveals a key trigger
for producing normal red blood cells that could lead to a new
treatment for those with sickle cell disease. Wednesday,
November 2, 2011 - 12:39 Can the nerve signaling inhibitor
tomosyn help retain long-term memory? A new study by two
University of Illinois at Chicago biologists points to the link.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 12:10 A new therapy being studied in
non-human primates by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center and colleagues is demonstrating promis