Author(s): Meyer C; Schoettner K; Amir S;

Disruption of circadian rhythmicity distorts physiological and psychological processes and has major consequences on health and well-being. A chronic misalignment within the internal time-keeping system modulates alcohol consumption and contributes to stress-related psychiatric disorders which are known to trigger alcohol misuse and relapse. While there i ...

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Author(s): Borges C; Inigo F; Quteishat N; Charles J; Ah-Yen E; U S;

Rational: Stress is a major trigger for drug relapse in humans and animal models, even after prolonged abstinence. However, animal models for stress-induced relapse were criticized for the lack of predictive and face validity.
Objectives: Here we investigated the effect of acute food deprivation stress in a novel str ...

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Author(s): Chisholm A; Rizzo D; Fortin É; Moman V; Quietshat N; Romano A; Capolicchio T; Shalev U;

Drug addiction is a chronic disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and involves repetitive cycles of compulsive drug use, abstinence, and relapse. In both human and animal models of addiction, chronic food restriction increases rates of relapse. Our laboratory has reported a robust increase in drug-seeking following a period of withdrawal in ch ...

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