Unlikely candidate helps alcohol-dependent mice cut back on the sauce. Say what you will about glutamate-gated chloride channels in the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus—but the one thing you probably wouldn’t say about the cellular channels in parasitic worms is that a drug capable of activating them may prove useful…
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Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 120 Ten years ago today, the FBI searched the townhouse of Scott Tyree in suburban Washington D.C. and found 13-year-old Alicia Kozakiewicz bound to a bed. She had been missing for 4 days. Now, a decade later, Alicia speaks with us about her…
The World Wide Web is the greatest invention since the printing press. Nothing else has so radically shaped culture, media, commerce, entertainment, and communication. But with these benefits come great dangers all parents should know about. 7 Internet Dangers 1. Pornography – Warping the minds of youth Repeatedly viewing…
Meet another major player in the biology of addiction. The workhorse neurotransmitter glutamate, made from glutamine, the brain’s most abundant amino acid, has always been a tempting target for new drug development. Drugs that play off receptors for glutamate are already available, and more are in the pipeline. Drug…
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Favorite moments on Breaking Free this year… It was another great year on our blog. We’ve published over 260 posts, seen hundreds of thousands of visitors, and received over 1,100 comments this year. But most importantly, our blog has again been a center for community and conversation about crucial…
Some food, or rather, some drink for thought. A recently released study conducted for the CDC Foundation estimates that the economic costs of excessive drinking in American totaled $223.5 billion in 2006.
Before June of 2000, Internet filters were the best tools available to parents to protect their children online. But as a parent, this was not what Ron DeHaas wanted. He wanted a tool that would help him actually build a bridge of conversation with his sons about responsible Internet…
by Traylor Lovvorn I remember it well. My first “accountability group.” The church I attended during the mid-90s had just held a men’s conference and all of the men were strongly encouraged to sign up for a group where we could be gut-level honest with its other members. I…
Many of you might be asking this same question so I’m posting with the answer here. Enjoy. The question is from Melanie R I’ve been dating this guy a few months. He’s amazing. Respects my morals, makes me happy, supports my school work, and has recently started going to…