Strange Protein in Brains of Drug UsersSeptember 7, 2007
Research Summary
Cocaine and amphetamine users appear to develop an abnormal protein in their brains that could play a role in addiction, UPI reported Sept. 6.
Researchers at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Ill., found that use of these drugs alters a protein that controls how RNA is copied -- an anomaly that could cause structural changes in tissues, diseases, and behavior changes.
The study appears in the online journal PLoS One.
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