'Happy hour' gene discovery suggests cancer drugs might treat alcoholism

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'Happy hour' gene discovery suggests cancer drugs might treat alcoholism

A class of drugs already approved as cancer treatments might also help to beat alcohol addiction. That's the conclusion of a discovery in flies of a gene, dubbed happyhour, that has an important and previously unknown role in controlling the insects' response to alcohol.

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Tags: Cancer, Cancer Medication, Addiction, Substance Addiction, Drug, Genes