Impulse Control Disorders

Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test

6 Feb 2012

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles of age and, increasingly, for an array of medical disorders ranging from muscle spasticity to loss of bladder control.

Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study shows

4 Feb 2012

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 — Drug addicts have inherited abnormalities in some parts of the brain which interfere with impulse control, said a British study published in the United States on Thursday.  Previous research has pointed to these differences, but it was unclear if they resulted from the ravages of addiction or if they were there beforehand to ...

Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study

3 Feb 2012

Drug addicts have inherited abnormalities in some parts of the brain which interfere with impulse control, said a British study published in the United States on Thursday.