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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

FAMU band director's firing on hold

Florida A&M University says it is delaying action against the school's marching band director or any students while a hazing-related death is investigated.

Entertainment News // 1 decade ago

New 'Robocop' film in the works

Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures says it has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its "Robocop" franchise.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Mom unfit to stand trial in baby attack

A court-appointed psychiatrist says a north Texas woman accused of fatally cutting off her baby's arms is not competent to stand trial.

Science News // 2 decades ago

Brain signal prompts addictive behavior

Using state-of-the-art technology, researchers for the first time have measured, to the split-second, the chemical trigger that makes it difficult for addicts to just say, "No," to drugs, food, sex or other over-indulgences.

Odd News // 2 decades ago

'Perdition' will challenge audiences

The new Tom Hanks-Paul Newman gangster drama "Road to Perdition," which opens Friday, throws down an interesting challenge to American movie audiences accustome

Science News // 2 decades ago

Study: Morphine tolerance can be avoided

Researchers experimenting with rats say they can reduce the tolerance that normally develops to the powerful pain killer morphine by giving it along with a second drug -- which could have implications for pain management in humans.

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As a rat chases its tail, drug addicts may suffer a similar vicious circle of priming and reward controlled by these dopamine signals
Brain signal prompts addictive behavior Apr 09, 2003

Chocolate lovers whose cravings are strongly enhanced by tasting just a small morsel often experience this priming effect
Brain signal prompts addictive behavior Apr 09, 2003

Pharmacological or behavioral treatments that blunt this dopamine pulse, without completely blocking all dopamine function, could be one way to prevent drug craving
Brain signal prompts addictive behavior Apr 09, 2003

The problem with previous methods is that they did not provide enough resolution to determine if dopamine release occurs before drug seeking is triggered
Brain signal prompts addictive behavior Apr 09, 2003

He hasn't looked in the mirror for a long time
'Perdition' will challenge audiences Jul 09, 2002

David Self is a screenwriter.

David Self is writing two separate screenplays for films based on superheroes Deathlok and Captain America. The screenwriter also wrote an early draft based on another superhero, Namor.

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