<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>        <rss version="2.0"
             xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
             xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
             xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
             xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
             xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
        <channel>
            <title>
									Literature Lounge - Your Community to Break Free from Alcohol				            </title>
            <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/</link>
            <description>BBB | Bye Bye, Booze! Discussion Board</description>
            <language>en-US</language>
            <lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:03:37 +0000</lastBuildDate>
            <generator>wpForo</generator>
            <ttl>60</ttl>
							                    <item>
                        <title>Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates opioid addiction</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/vitamin-d-deficiency-exacerbates-opioid-addiction/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A vitamin D deficiency increases the craving for opioid drugs - if the vitamin is given as a tablet, the addictive pressure decreases. This is the finding of an international team of researc...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[A vitamin D deficiency increases the craving for opioid drugs - if the vitamin is given as a tablet, the addictive pressure decreases. This is the finding of an international team of researchers led by U.S. scientist Professor David Fisher. Those who lack vitamin D are better helped by opioids against pain. The scientists also&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>BBB editorialteam</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/vitamin-d-deficiency-exacerbates-opioid-addiction/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Chromium</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/chromium/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 20:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The heavy metal chromium is an essential trace element for the human body. A healthy adult needs less than one milligram per day. Chromium is of particular importance for carbohydrate metabo...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The heavy metal chromium is an essential trace element for the human body. A healthy adult needs less than one milligram per day. Chromium is of particular importance for carbohydrate metabolism and is jointly responsible for the adequate release of insulin. It also plays an important role in thyroid function and protein synthesis. When quitting&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>BBB editorialteam</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/chromium/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Taurine blocks glutamate increase in nucleus accumbens microdialysis of ethanol-dependent rats</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/taurine-blocks-glutamate-increase-in-nucleus-accumbens-microdialysis-of-ethanol-dependent-rats/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 19:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[During alcohol withdrawal, dramatic changes in the concentration of many neurotransmitters may be responsible for many of the adverse effects. In the present study, the technique of microdia...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[During alcohol withdrawal, dramatic changes in the concentration of many neurotransmitters may be responsible for many of the adverse effects. In the present study, the technique of microdialysis was used to investigate the changes in excitatory and inhibitory amino acids following withdrawal from chronic alcohol intoxication. Rats were physically deprived of alcohol by vapour inhalation&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>BBB editorialteam</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/taurine-blocks-glutamate-increase-in-nucleus-accumbens-microdialysis-of-ethanol-dependent-rats/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Tobacco smoking interferes with the readjustment of the GABA(A) receptor during prolonged alcohol withdrawal</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/tobacco-smoking-interferes-with-the-readjustment-of-the-gabaa-receptor-during-prolonged-alcohol-withdrawal/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 19:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The scientists conducted parallel studies in human volunteers and non-human primates to investigate the differential effects of tobacco and nicotine smoking on changes in GABA(A) receptor av...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The scientists conducted parallel studies in human volunteers and non-human primates to investigate the differential effects of tobacco and nicotine smoking on changes in GABA(A) receptor availability during acute and prolonged alcohol withdrawal. They report that alcohol withdrawal with or without concurrent tobacco smoking/nicotine use resulted in significant increases in GABA(A) receptor levels during the&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>Bernd</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/tobacco-smoking-interferes-with-the-readjustment-of-the-gabaa-receptor-during-prolonged-alcohol-withdrawal/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Status report on the use of nicotinic acid in megadoses in alcoholics</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/status-report-on-the-use-of-nicotinic-acid-in-megadoses-in-alcoholics/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 19:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The current state of niacin research in alcoholics was reviewed. A five-year field trial with nicotinic acid strongly suggested great potential for benefit in alcoholics. The next logical st...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The current state of niacin research in alcoholics was reviewed. A five-year field trial with nicotinic acid strongly suggested great potential for benefit in alcoholics. The next logical step was a confirmatory blind crossover study. Such a study was considered even more important because it represented the kind of evidence acceptable to the scientific community,&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>Bernd</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/status-report-on-the-use-of-nicotinic-acid-in-megadoses-in-alcoholics/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Status of vitamin C utilisation in chronic alcoholic patients after short-term intravenous therapy</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/status-of-vitamin-c-utilisation-in-chronic-alcoholic-patients-after-short-term-intravenous-therapy/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 19:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Blood levels (leucocytic) ascorbic acid (vitamin C) were determined in 25 chronic alcoholics. Twenty-four out of 25 patients (96%) were found to be deficient in blood vitamin C. Blood vitami...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Blood levels (leucocytic) ascorbic acid (vitamin C) were determined in 25 chronic alcoholics. Twenty-four out of 25 patients (96%) were found to be deficient in blood vitamin C. Blood vitamin C status improved significantly after booster therapy with I/V vitamin C 500 mg daily for 5 days. Nevertheless, the levels did not return to the&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>Bernd</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/status-of-vitamin-c-utilisation-in-chronic-alcoholic-patients-after-short-term-intravenous-therapy/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Scurvy and vitamin C</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/scurvy-and-vitamin-c-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 19:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A review paper from Harvard on all possible aspects of scurvy and the underlying vitamin C deficiency: &quot;Today, vitamin C deficiency and scurvy are rare due to easy access to fresh fruits and...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[A review paper from Harvard on all possible aspects of scurvy and the underlying vitamin C deficiency: "Today, vitamin C deficiency and scurvy are rare due to easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables, vitamin fortification of processed foods and beverages, and vitamin supplements. However, most cases of scurvy in the United States still sometimes&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>BBB editorialteam</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/scurvy-and-vitamin-c-2/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Scurvy makes a surprise return to Australia</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/scurvy-makes-a-surprise-return-to-australia/</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[BBC: Doctors in Australia have reported a resurgence of scurvy. Scurvy makes surprise return in Australia]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[BBC: Doctors in Australia have reported a resurgence of scurvy. Scurvy makes surprise return in Australia]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>Bernd</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/scurvy-makes-a-surprise-return-to-australia/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Alcohol consumption leads to epigenetic changes in the memory centers of the brain</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/alkoholkonsum-fuhrt-zu-epigenetischen-veranderungen-in-den-gedachtniszentren-des-gehirns/</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[New research revealed an amazing mechanism showing that byproducts of alcohol enter the brain to promote addictive memory. They show how acetate enters the brain&#039;s learning system and direct...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[New research revealed an amazing mechanism showing that byproducts of alcohol enter the brain to promote addictive memory. They show how acetate enters the brain's learning system and directly alters proteins that regulate DNA function, affecting how some genes are expressed and ultimately how mice behave when stimulated by the environment to consume alcohol. Now,&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>BBB editorialteam</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/alkoholkonsum-fuhrt-zu-epigenetischen-veranderungen-in-den-gedachtniszentren-des-gehirns/</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Alcohol metabolism contributes to histone acetylation in the brain</title>
                        <link>https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/alcohol-metabolism-contributes-to-histone-acetylation-in-the-brain/</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Recent evidence suggests that epigenetic regulation is dependent on metabolic state and implicates specific metabolic factors in neuronal functions that control behavior. In neurons, acetyla...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Recent evidence suggests that epigenetic regulation is dependent on metabolic state and implicates specific metabolic factors in neuronal functions that control behavior. In neurons, acetylation of histones relies on the metabolite acetyl-CoA, which is produced from acetate by chromatin-bound acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2)2. Of note, degradation of alcohol in the liver leads to a rapid&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/">Literature Lounge</category>                        <dc:creator>Bernd</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bye-bye-booze.com/community/scientifical-literature-on-the-subject/alcohol-metabolism-contributes-to-histone-acetylation-in-the-brain/</guid>
                    </item>
							        </channel>
        </rss>
		