Scientists at Duke University have found that blocking one neurotransmitter in the brain stopped obsessive-compulsive behavior in minutes.
According to the journal Biological Psychiatry, Duke researchers experimented with mice bred to exhibit anxiety and obsessive behavior. Mice were given a drug that blocked one neurotransmitter, mGluR5. The obsessive behavior stopped within minutes. More research is needed.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
