May 19, 2016
Mechanism that reduces effect of cocaine on brain discovered
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: health, neuroscience
Very promising. Wonder how effective it is with Prescription Med. Addictions.
A type of brain cell known as microglia plays a key role in reducing the effects of cocaine in the brain, according to a major study by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal.
The discovery, published in the journal Neuron, establishes for the first time that microglia can diminish the adverse changes to neural circuitry brought on by the chronic use of cocaine and has significant implications for developing an effective treatment for addiction.
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