Pubdate: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 Source: Quad-City Times (IA) Page: A16 Copyright: 2001 Quad-City Times Contact: http://www.qctimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/857 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy) WOMEN MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER BRAIN DAMAGE London - Ecstasy, the increasingly popular party drug, may cause more brain damage in women than in men, new research suggests. A study published this week in The Lancet medical journal compared brain scans of people who had taken Ecstasy in their lifetimes with those of a group who had never taken the drug. The findings indicated women - but not men - lost a significant number of brain cells, even though the men had taken more Ecstasy over the years. Studies have shown it also kills brain cells that release serotonin. Scientists are now trying to find out how long the brain damage lasts and its long-term consequences. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake