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Treating Alcoholism at the Cellular Level
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Tuesday 17 June 2008 - 15:13 PM 
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A new study illuminates the brain cell mechanism behind alcohol dependence, suggesting that a drug used to treat chronic pain and epilepsy also reduces alcohol intake. The study, which appears in the Journal of Neuroscience, reports that the drug, gabapentin, restores the communication between neurons that have been damaged by alcohol abuse.
Epilepsy Drug Helps Rats Kick Alcohol Habit
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Friday 30 May 2008 - 14:24 PM 0 Comments
Last month, we blogged about rodent research that showed promise in treating cirrhosis; now, in a study just published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers conducting experiments with alcohol-dependent rats have found that the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin, currently prescribed to treat epilepsy and chronic pain, "represents a potential medication…
Rats Who Drink As Teenagers Hold Clues to Human Alcoholism
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Tuesday 06 May 2008 - 17:17 PM 0 Comments
Exposure to alcohol during adolescence can quickly lead to heavy drinking patterns, according to a new study of adolescent rats, published in the May issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
Like-New Livers for Rats with Cirrhosis
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Wednesday 16 April 2008 - 09:20 AM 0 Comments
Untold numbers of laboratory rodents have been dispatched so that humans could know with certainty that all manner of substances are carcinogenic or otherwise deadly. But in a welcome turnabout, scientists from Sapporo Medical University in Japan reported recently in the journal Nature Biotechnology that they have used synthetic molecules to cure…
Pulling A Lever, Kicking The Habit
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Wednesday 26 March 2008 - 14:13 PM 0 Comments
Italian researchers have discovered that Gamma- Hydroxybutyric acid — also known as GHB, the so-called "date rape drug" — reduces alcohol consumption, promotes abstinence from drinking, suppresses cravings for liquor, and even eases withdrawal symptoms in alcoholics.
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