In this video, we discuss the mechanism of benzodiazepines (e.g., xanax, ativan). In doing so, we also cover the functions of the GABAa receptor and the effects of benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and alcohols on it.

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Earlier in the series we talked about how it was the artificial dye industry that gave way to the pharmaceutical industry in the latter half of the 19th century. Let's now examine the first large pharma companies to emerge, and the...

It lists the commonly abused drugs and alcohols, their chemical compositions and physiological effects.

Members of the band Joy Division have called for better mental health support during a panel in the Houses of Parliament marking 42 years to the day since their frontman Ian Curtis killed himself.



Curtis died in 1980 aged...

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An American animal rights group is accusing NASA of violating federal laws over its plans to dispose of laboratory anima
ls.
Around two thousand insects, fish and...