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Tag Archives: nicotine

Insights into tobacco smoking addiction

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Judy Keen

Scripps Institute Scientists revealed new insights into tobacco smoking addiction. When high levels of nicotine in the brain are achieved, the α5 subunit of the nicotinic receptor is activated and transmits inhibitory signals to stop further intake of nicotine. continue … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Biomedical | Tagged cessation, lung cancer, lung disease, nicotine, smoking, tobacco

‘Insecticide imidacloprid not main cause of bee CCD’

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm
Posted in Bits of Biodiversity, Bits of Ecology | Tagged agriculture, bees, biodiversity, bumblebees, CCD, climate change, imidacloprid, microorganisms, nicotine, parasites

Anti-cocaine vaccines show promise against addiction

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Judy Keen

A recent study demonstrated that conjugation of cocaine analogs to adenoviral protein particles resulted in the successful induction of an immune response that was able to successfully sequester the cocaine in the bloodstream, preventing it from affecting the brain. Similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Biomedical | Tagged addiction, alcohol, cocaine, immune response, nicotine, vaccine
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