The cocaine is carried in the genes
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Like the strip to the mountain goat, some people have a small mutation in their DNA that predisposes them to cocaine addiction once they try it. Although this is a very preliminary finding, a team of researchers has found a gene that could explain why one in 10 people taking cocaine become dependent on this [...]
A genetic variant associated with cocaine-induced paranoia
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010One study suggests that the finding may shed light on the physiology of paranoia in general.
U.S. researchers. UU. have identified genetic variants that increase the risk of paranoia in cocaine addicts.
In their study of almost 4,000 people of African and European ancestry, the team of Yale University and the Faculty of Medicine at Boston University [...]
