DNA Manipulation Reduces 'Problem' Drinking

Bioscience Technology

A study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco identified a potential new approach for reducing problem drinking: A new family of drugs with the ability to manipulate DNA structure without changing it. The drugs, already approved for human use for other indications, reduced drinking and alcohol-seeking behavior in pre-clinical models— mice and rats trained to drink large quantities of alcohol.

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