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Friday, 12 September 2008

by Jeff Norris

sbarlett.gifRats that drink like humans afflicted with alcoholism cut their drinking dramatically when treated with a new drug prototype — even after treatment ends.

According to a new report by researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, rats treated with an experimental compound dubbed SoRI-9409 drank less than similarly addicted rats treated with naltrexone, the best drug now on the market to treat alcoholism.

This success in curbing drinking in rats is based on new thinking about which pathways and molecules in the brain ought to be targeted to treat alcohol addiction. <Full article>

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