(Photo courtesy of DOST) MANILA-The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) continues to support studies on possible treatments to addiction and depression, an official said Monday. At least PHP67 million was allocated for the projects, "Assessment Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions of Selected Psychobiotic and Antidepressant Drugs in Depression-like Rat Model" and the "Cessation of Toluene (Rugby) Addiction in Adolescents: Using a Rodent Model." The amount also includes funding the recently-renovated animal laboratory at the National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines - Manila. "These studies will be very useful to clinicians in identifying novel treatments in a rodent model which can later be used as reference in studying human abusers of toluene," DOST Undersecretary Leah Buendia told the Philippine News Agency. She added that these will benefit the researchers as they will have a more thorough understanding of how chr