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Scientists find gene link to teenage binge drinking
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have unpicked the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse and say their findings help explain why some young people have more of a tendency to binge drink. A study published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal found that a gene known as RASGRF-2 plays a crucial role in controlling how alcohol stimulates the brain to release …
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Research from King's College London reveals why some teenagers more prone to binge drinking
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( King's College London ) New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry and published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences provides the most detailed understanding yet of the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse.
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The binge-drinking gene: Scientists identify key risk factor in alcohol abuse
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Scientists could soon be able to predict whether teenage boys are likely to become heavy drinkers by looking at whether they carry a particular variant of a gene linked to thrill-seeking behaviour, a study suggests.
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FIRST ON ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM Ex-Summit Church pastor accused of spousal, drug abuse
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Before his resignation last week as pastor of Summit Church, Isaac Hunter was in a downward spiral of violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and suicidal thoughts, according to a domestic violence petition filed by his wife Rhonda Hunter last Friday.
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