The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is regulated by the activity of a particular set of neurons in a specific brain region, a discovery that... Read more
New research conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication to prevent and treat alcoholism. Scientists at the Oregon Nati... Read more
Activating GPR139 in rats reduced excessive alcohol use and pain of withdrawal Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol use and the pain of with... Read more