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The reward pathway in the brain, which is initiated in response to a stimulus, such as alcohol. The stimulus (upper orange arrow) triggers the release of dopamine (blue arrows) by the ventral tegmental area (dark blue sphere). The dopamine travels to a number of different areas of the brain that then release dopamine (red arrows). These areas include the nucleus accumbens (red sphere), which initiates motor outputs (lower orange arrow) to sustain the pleasurable stimulus, the prefrontal cortex (pink), which shifts focus and planning towards the stimulus, and the amygdala, which is involved in emotions. The hypothalamus (orange sphere) is involved in coordinating the response by secreting hormones that control bodily functions

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Gene therapy delivered into the brain could treat alcohol misuse

Rhesus monkeys that drank the equivalent of several units of alcohol a day when it was offered to them reduced their consumption by more than 90 per cent after gene therapy

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Why gene variant impairing alcohol breakdown raises heart disease risk

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Thousands of genetic variants may influence smoking and alcohol use

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Exceeding weekly alcohol recommendations linked to short chromosomes

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What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

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New form of liver dialysis could help people with failed organ recover

Technique for taking over the liver’s function of removing toxins from the blood has shown promise in a small trial

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Psoriasis drug could be used to help people stop drinking alcohol

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Science with Sam: How to cure a hangover

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