Possible cocaine addiction trigger uncovered: Protein linked to mental retardation may be controlling factor in drug's effect in the brain

Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

Scientists from the Florida campus of the Scripps Research Institute have identified a protein that may act as the trigger controlling the addictive impact of cocaine in the brain. The findings may one day lead to new therapies to treat addiction.

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