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Addiction: Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain-they change its structure and how it works. These brain changes can be long-lasting, and can lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who abuse drugs. Addiction is a lot like other diseases, such as heart disease. Both disrupt the normal, healthy functioning of the underlying organ, have serious harmful consequences, and are preventable and treatable, but if left untreated, can last a lifetime.
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JUL 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that the maternal instinct can override the brain's decision-making regions to prioritize car ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Neuro-pharmaceutical company, MindMed, has announced that it will begin a double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinic ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 12, 2020Technology
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DMT is a powerful psychedelic drug known to produce visions involving 'other beings' like elves, aliens, and dei ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 01, 2020Neuroscience
People who use psychedelics like magic mushrooms, LSD and DMT often describe a feeling of going 'beyond their human ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2020Technology
How real is video game addiction? We often hear of the negative implications for long-term video game use but is it fair ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 08, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Upon quitting cannabis, many notice their dreams become a lot more vivid and intense. But why? To answer that ques ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2020Neuroscience
Following a traumatic experience, some experience intense flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, anger and fear. Key symp ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As legal restrictions loosen around the recreational use of cannabis, researchers are becoming increasingly concerned ab ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers in Israel are investigating the potential for cannabis-derived products to treat patients with COVID-19. So ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 24, 2020Health & Medicine
Whether or not an addiction to marijuana is a risk of the drug has been widely debated, with the general population typi ...APR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
New research has found that teenage cannabis use may make the brain more susceptible to the effects of cocaine. "It ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 23, 2020Neuroscience
New research has shown that gaining a new insight, also known as an ‘aha’ moment, induces signaling patterns ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2020Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis has become more and more popular for both medical and recreational use, researchers are increasingly able to ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Can spider venom offer pain relief? Apparently, yes! According to researchers at University of Queensland, compounds iso ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 04, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As more and more jurisdictions are decriminalizing cannabis usage, its popularity both for medicinal and recreational us ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 31, 2020Cannabis Sciences
A remarkable amount of the cannabis genome is either missing from the map or has yet to be mapped at all. Researchers fr ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2020Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine, ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2020Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JUL 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that the maternal instinct can override the brain's decision-making regions to prioritize car
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Neuro-pharmaceutical company, MindMed, has announced that it will begin a double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 12, 2020
Technology
Sea slugs have long been used to study brain models especially in research concerned with memory and learning. Now, rese
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
DMT is a powerful psychedelic drug known to produce visions involving 'other beings' like elves, aliens, and dei
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
People who use psychedelics like magic mushrooms, LSD and DMT often describe a feeling of going 'beyond their human
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2020
Technology
How real is video game addiction? We often hear of the negative implications for long-term video game use but is it fair
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 08, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Upon quitting cannabis, many notice their dreams become a lot more vivid and intense. But why? To answer that ques
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Following a traumatic experience, some experience intense flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, anger and fear. Key symp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As legal restrictions loosen around the recreational use of cannabis, researchers are becoming increasingly concerned ab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers in Israel are investigating the potential for cannabis-derived products to treat patients with COVID-19. So
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
Whether or not an addiction to marijuana is a risk of the drug has been widely debated, with the general population typi
...
APR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
New research has found that teenage cannabis use may make the brain more susceptible to the effects of cocaine. "It
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 23, 2020
Neuroscience
New research has shown that gaining a new insight, also known as an ‘aha’ moment, induces signaling patterns
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2020
Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis has become more and more popular for both medical and recreational use, researchers are increasingly able to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Can spider venom offer pain relief? Apparently, yes! According to researchers at University of Queensland, compounds iso
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 04, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As more and more jurisdictions are decriminalizing cannabis usage, its popularity both for medicinal and recreational us
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 31, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
A remarkable amount of the cannabis genome is either missing from the map or has yet to be mapped at all. Researchers fr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2020
Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes