News tagged with amphetamines
Helping the brain's messengers get from A to B
In what has been hailed as a breakthrough, scientists from Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College have outlined the molecular mechanism of membrane transport. The research shows how a protein ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Britain bans 'legal high' drugs
Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Phasic firing of dopamine neurons is key to brain's prediction of rewards
Researchers are one step closer to understanding the neurobiology that allows people to successfully learn motivated behaviors by associating environmental cues with rewarding outcomes, according to a study published yesterday ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Revisiting ADHD and Ritalin
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, a pediatrician from Walnut Creek, Calif., ignited a national debate over the steep rise in children being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and treated with ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2011 |
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Cocaine and ecstasy detected in waters of the L'Albufera in Spain
The water in the canals and irrigation channels in the L'Albufera Natural Park in Valencia contain cocaine, ecstasy and a further six drugs. This has been confirmed by a study carried out by researchers from ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Parkinson's drug offers insight into helping cocaine users kick habit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from Cambridge have ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Amphetamine use in adolescence may impair adult working memory
Rats exposed to high doses of amphetamines at an age that corresponds to the later years of human adolescence display significant memory deficits as adults - long after the exposure ends, researchers report.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Study finds poker players using drugs to enhance performance
A Nova Southeastern University study recently presented at a national conference found that 80 percent of poker players around the world reported using drugs and other substances to enhance their performance in poker.
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Many mephedrone alternatives just as risky, warn experts
Since the recent ban on mephedrone, many so-called "legal substitutes" available on the internet are in fact banned cathinones (chemically related to amphetamines) and just as risky, warn experts in a letter to this week's ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Amphetamine use increases risk of aortic tears in young adults
Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a tear in the main artery leading from the heart, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Aug 16, 2010 |
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White House warns of 'bath salt' stimulants
President Barack Obama's drug czar warned Americans Tuesday about the growing threat of designer drugs marketed as "bath salts" that are in fact dangerous amphetamine-type stimulants.
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Using amphetamines may increase risk of Parkinson's disease
New research shows people who have used amphetamines such as benzedrine and dexedrine appear to be at an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Caution: Lose more than weight with imported diet pills
Americans who use illegal diet pills from South America are taking amphetamines without knowing it and seriously risking both their health and their jobs. Physicians need to be made aware of the range of serious side effects ...
Jan 26, 2009 |
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New technique enables drug tests via exhaled breath
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet presents a new technique that makes drug testing possible through exhaled air for the first time. By examining people who had received emergency care for ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 19, 2010 |
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Alcohol consumption may increase amphetamine abuse
Stimulant drugs, which can increase energy and concentration, are widely abused by young adults. One such drug are amphetamines, which in addition to being widely accessible, has been shown in previous studies to have a significant ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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