Nalmefene, the drug used for the treatment of alcoholism, shows to be effective also under the effects of cocaine

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

A study recently published in the British Journal of Pharmacology involving Rafael Maldonado, professor of Pharmacology at Pompeu Fabra University, shows that nalmefene reduces the craving for alcohol...

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How does cocaine reach the brain?

by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

The investigation also answers the question of how the molecule is able to adapt to hydrophobic environments like those in the brain’s protective barrier, which a hydrophilic molecule should not be ...

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Cocaine users present alterations in brain functioning and structures

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

The research, led by the IIB Sant Pau with the involvement of the UAB, used three different magnetic resonance neuroimaging techniques to study brain activation patterns and integrity of grey and whit...

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Susceptibility to cocaine addiction may be related to the differential control of a neuronal receptor

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

The results of this research that involves the NeuroPhar research group at the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (DCEXS) are published in Neurpsychopharmacology.

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