Cocaine eats brain

January 19, 2016

A STUDY on mice found cocaine can cause the brain to eat itself by triggering out of control autophagy where the brain cells self-digest. The study led by John Hopkins University in the USA also revealed the process killed the mice when they were given high doses of coke. An experimental drug, called CGP3466B, was found to be able to protect the mouse nerve cells and may prove useful for humans because it has been through clinical trials to treat Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease.

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Pharmacy Daily | Cocaine eats brain

Cocaine eats brain

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