catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene (val158met) may modulate reward-guided decision making in healthy individuals... COMT met homozygotes had increased reward responsiveness and, thus, an increased propensity to seek reward. this study examined the modulatory effects of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism on the neural response to acute nicotine
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Dana Vulin suffered third degree burns after Natalie Dimitrovska attacked her in the false belief she was having an affair with husband.
On Saturday, May 8, 1999, Dana died of what appeared to be an accidental overdose of a painkiller called Loritab. Later, on May 21, a coroner's inquest ruled her death a suicide due to a large amount of drugs in her body and her history of past suicide attempts. She was 34 years old.