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.
The former Playboy playmate herself collapsed and died Feb. 8 in Florida from an overdose of drugs. A lawyer for Anna Nicole Smith's attorney-turned-boyfriend Howard K. Stern, who was also in the hospital room the day Daniel died, said the drugs he was taking were all for either depression or back pain.