National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

The Section on Neuroendocrinology focuses on the endocannabinoid system, which is involved in the regulation of appetite and the metabolism of lipids, and is therefore implicated in obesity, alcoholism and cardiovascular disease. The Section previously provided the first evidence that mice deficient in the cannabinoid receptor CB1 showed reduced food intake following temporary food deprivation. However, the use of rimonabant...

A team of alcohol researchers led by Jack Stapleton, M.D., of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, report in the September 6 New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 345, 2001 ( Effect of co-infection with GB virus type C (Hepatitis G Virus) on survival of HIV-infected individuals...

"The wrong road early," an interview with Dr. Ralph Hingson and HHS HealthBeat. - Listen to the interview with Dr. Ralph Hingson (September 6, 2006) - Read the transcript