cocaine triggers overactive autophagy in the brain — making cells cannibalize themselves /

Working with mice,researchers at Johns Hopkins have contributed meaningful new evidence to support the thought that high doses of cocaine abolish brain cells by triggering overactive autophagy, a process in which cells literally digest their own insides. Their results, or in addition,bring with them a possible antidote, an experimental compound dubbed CGP3466B. A summary of [...]

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