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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules are known to play important roles in the translation of genetic information into proteins. Over the last ten years, researchers have started noticing a population of small RNAs—called microRNAs—that represent a new class of molecules.
Researchers have found that cocaine overdose deaths increase when the average weekly temperature passes 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Researchers used data from New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner from 1990 through 2006 and temperature data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to conduct their research. As temperatures increased, so did cocaine-related deaths.
Researchers have identified a key epigenetic mechanism in the brain that helps explain cocaine’s addictiveness, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
A new report by the European drug monitoring authority showed that Spain is the largest cocaine consumer in the European Union.
New animal studies found that stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and relapse in cocaine seeking.
A vaccine was found to help 38 percent of patients addicted to cocaine in a clinical trial supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.
Nearly a third of all cocaine seized in the United States is laced with a dangerous veterinary medicine—a livestock de-worming drug that might enhance cocaine’s effects but has been blamed in at least three deaths and scores of serious illnesses.
A surgical technique called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), which uses permanently implanted electrodes to disrupt abnormal electrical activity in the brain, has shown promise as a treatment for some psychiatric disorders, so researchers are testing the potential use of DBS as a treatment for cocaine addiction.
Almost every metropolis struggles with air pollution, but a new study shows that in areas of Madrid and Barcelona, the air isn’t just filled with smog—it’s also laced with at least five drugs, most prominently cocaine. Simply breathing the air isn’t enough for passersby to be affected by it, but these findings show that the level of drug use in these areas is far higher than other areas in Europe.
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