Second Hand Smoke Can Trigger Nicotine Cravings

Second hand Smoke Can Trigger Nicotine Cravings

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Scientists from the US National Institute on Drug Abuse used a type of scan, known as positron emission tomography, to show that just one hour of exposure to second hand smoke in an enclosed area can allow nicotine to reach the brain. The findings also …
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Down Syndrome Equivalent Reversed in Mice

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health have identified a compound that dramatically bolsters learning and memory when given to mice with a Down syndrome-like condition on the day of birth. As they report in Science … The …
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I lived “Breaking Bad”

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), it takes 12 hours for 50 percent of the “pure” meth you take to be metabolized out of the body, versus just one hour for cocaine. And that's why we called coke “bubble gum” for its inability to …
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UMMS researchers launch cell-to-cell communication studies

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… by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund and led by a trans-NIH team that includes the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute on Drug …
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