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In Genetically Vulnerable Mice, Drinking Alcohol Shrinks Critical Brain Regions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com —
Brain scans of two strains of mice imbibing significant quantities of alcohol reveal serious shrinkage in some brain regions - but only in mice lacking a particular type of receptor for dopamine, the brain's "reward" chemical. The study, conducted at the U.S...

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