Boosting the level of a specific brain protein quickly cut excessive drinking of alcohol in a new animal study, and also prevented relapse — the common tendency found in sober alcoholics to easily return to heavy drinking after just one glass.In addition, the treatment did not block other “pleasure-seeking behaviors” — in this case, craving sweets. Interference with these normal behaviors has been a problem with drugs developed for alcoholism treatment.

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