Scripps Research scientist selected for prestigious Jacob P. Waletzky Award

Scripps Research scientist selected for prestigious Jacob P. Waletzky Award
( Scripps Research Institute ) Paul Kenny, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Therapeutics on the Florida campus of the Scripps Research Institute, has been selected as the 2010 winner of the Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award for Innovative Research in Drug Addiction and Alcoholism.
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Future Depression A Risk For Binge-Drinking Teens
Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at higher risk in adulthood for mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, Loyola University Health System researchers report. A new Loyola study has found that exposing adolescent rats to binge amounts of alcohol permanently altered the system that produces hormones in response to stress. This disruption in stress hormones “might lead to …
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Effects Of Prenatal Drug Exposure And Early Life Infections On The Brain: New Animal Research
New findings help identify the long-term impact of the prenatal environment and early parental care on the brain. Using animals as models, researchers help explain why early inflammation and a mother’s exposure to drugs such as nicotine and high doses of pain killers have lasting consequences for children – and even future generations. Maternal drug use has been associated with increased risk …
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