Breakthrough Gene Therapy Reduces Alcoholism by 90% in Primate Tests
Alcoholism-related dopamine deficiency may be numbered. A gene therapy shows incredible results in primate studies.
Alcoholism-related dopamine deficiency may be numbered. A gene therapy shows incredible results in primate studies.
A mask-like contraption with a briefcase can eliminate alcohol to make sober with a kind of induced hyperventilation.
The discovery of a brain circuit responsible for controlling compulsive drinking may lead to the development of an "optogenetic" cure for alcoholism.
Alberto Robiati and Gianluca Riccio guide readers through scenarios of the future: the opportunities, risks and possibilities we have to create a possible tomorrow.
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