The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is regulated by the activity of a particular set of neurons in a specific brain region, a disc... Read more
New research conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication to prevent and treat alcoholism. Scientists at the O... Read more
Activating GPR139 in rats reduced excessive alcohol use and pain of withdrawal Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol use and the pa... Read more
