Diet Coke Is Worse Than Anyone Thought, and My Day Is Ruined

Published December 17, 2013

Diet Coke Is Worse Than Anyone Thought, and My Day Is Ruined
Filed under: biological causes cocaine abuse
Not only has aspartame been linked to cancer many times, but the caramel coloring used in Diet Coke might also have cancerous effects. The nonprofit Center for Science in the … DailyMail reports that a study published in FASEB journal (the journal of … Read more on Bustle

In praise of uncertainty
Filed under: biological causes cocaine abuse
Drugs of addiction such as cocaine also target reward areas in the brain by way of the dopamine system. The SERT gene on the other hand influences serotonin, which can shape our response to negative or stressful events. All of the players were … Read more on The Guardian (blog)

Cocaine use can make otherwise resistant immune cells susceptible to HIV
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But a new UCLA study published in the issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology examines how cocaine affects a unique population of immune cells called quiescent CD4 T cells, which are resistant to the virus that causes AIDS. The results: cocaine makes … Read more on The Almagest