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Today’s cigarette smokers: tomorrow’s crackheads?
…Wait a minute, people still smoke cigarettes? Okay, okay, I’m not that naive — about 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. smokes cigarettes, despite those awesome Truth commercials and the fairly common knowledge that smoking leads to cancer, heart … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged addiction, cigarettes, cocaine, epigenetics, mouse research, nicotine
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Things that might’ve happened to you during Halloween weekend
Happy Halloween, Nerds! With Halloween falling on a Monday this year, my guess is that many of you did your Halloween partying some time over the past few days. Maybe you had an awesome costume that you spent months planning, … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, Research
Tagged alcohol, Halloween, heart disease, memory, mouse research, sugar
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Legalize it! (For the purposes of research, anyway)
I am a pompous scientist. As such, I am thoroughly indignant about the fact that many of my colleagues will probably never be able to do experiments that involve the natural, known bioactive, medicinal compounds in the plant Cannibis sativa. … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Research
Tagged alternative medicine, cannabis, drug discovery, HIV, Huntington's, immune disorders, marijuana, mouse research
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New hope in the fight against neurodegenerative disease
Background: Neurodegenerative disorders, like Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases, are devastating. I’m sure many would attest that witnessing the slow and progressive loss of a loved one mentally and emotionally is one of the most painful experiences imaginable. There is no … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged Alzheimer's, Huntington's, mouse research, neurodegeneration
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Mending broken hearts
Background: Pretty much everyone knows that cardiac health is a serious issue. The WHO lists heart disease as the fourth most common killer worldwide, and the CDC puts it at the top for the U.S. When the heart itself doesn’t … Continue reading
