Brain circuit that controls compulsive drinking has been discovered in mice, offering hope of a cure for alcoholism

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Scientists have long sought to understand why some people are prone to develop drinking problems while others are not. The team’s discovery in mice, if translated to humans, may provide doctors a way to reveal whether someone is likely to become a compulsive drinking later in life. Alcoholism is a chronic brain disease in which an individual drinks compulsively — often accompanied by negative emotions. Whereas previous studies have focused on examining the brain after a drinking disorder develops, the researchers from the Salk Institute in California set out to prove that brain circuits can make some people more likely …read more

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