Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms. Meth ...
April 15, 2009 — Prenatal use of methamphetamine has been linked to abnormal brain development and may explain developmental delays sometimes observed in exposed children. The first study to examine ...
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Meth inflames and stimulates the brain through similar pathways—research offers potential avenue to treat addiction
Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Habibeh Khoshbouei, University of Florida and Marcelo Febo, University of Florida (THE ...
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