A team of Filipino scientists and experts have found previously unreported effects of solvent abuse on social behavior and decision-making in a rat model. These findings are expected to pave the way for future treatments of adolescents struggling with inhaled solvent addiction. The study, “Novel Approaches to Treatment of Addiction and Depression using Animal Models,” suggests that …
The first addiction neuroscience research project, funded by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and implemented by the UP National Institutes of Health, was proudly presented at the 53rd Annual Neuroscience Conference by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) in Washington, DC from November 11 to 16, …
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) funded two behavioral studies for treating addiction and depression in the newly renovated animal laboratory facility at the National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines (UP) Manila. The facility was presented to DOST after a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 27, 2023. DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum …