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July 25, 2019

What happens when you overdose?

Your body is a delicately balanced chemical system, and if you take too much of a drug, you destroy that balance. That's what happens when you overdose.

This week on Reactions, learn how to spot an overdose and the ways different types of drugs wreak havoc on your brain:

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What happens when you overdose?

Researchers identify targets in the brain to modulate heart rate and treat depressive disorders

Robotic nerve 'cuffs' could help treat a range of neurological conditions

Many children with symptoms of brain injuries and concussions are missing out on vital checks, national study finds

Living at higher altitudes in India linked to increased risk of childhood stunting

Study confirms effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

How does aging start? Scientists explain how IgG antibodies are a driving factor

Study reveals emotional turmoil experienced after dog-theft is like that of a caregiver losing a child

Targeting specific protein regions offers a new treatment approach in medulloblastoma

Study recommends exposing deaf children to sign language before and after cochlear implantation

Study reveals racial disparities in COVID-19 testing delays among health care workers

The opioid crisis: Drug overdose deaths are down for the first time in 30 years

Study finds new insights on overdose rates, county segregation, and socioeconomics

Cocaine deaths up in US, and opioids are a big part of it

Vistogard approved for chemotherapy overdose

Let's talk about Rx use: Recognizing and reversing an overdose

More than two-thirds of drug OD deaths in 2017 involved opioids

Targeting specific protein regions offers a new treatment approach in medulloblastoma

Treatment for deadly superbug C. diff may be weakening

National trial safely scales back prescribing of a powerful antipsychotic for the elderly

A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy

It's easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication—but use has changed little, study finds

Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

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What happens when you overdose?

Researchers identify targets in the brain to modulate heart rate and treat depressive disorders

Robotic nerve 'cuffs' could help treat a range of neurological conditions

Many children with symptoms of brain injuries and concussions are missing out on vital checks, national study finds

Living at higher altitudes in India linked to increased risk of childhood stunting

Study confirms effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

How does aging start? Scientists explain how IgG antibodies are a driving factor

Study reveals emotional turmoil experienced after dog-theft is like that of a caregiver losing a child

Targeting specific protein regions offers a new treatment approach in medulloblastoma

Study recommends exposing deaf children to sign language before and after cochlear implantation

Study reveals racial disparities in COVID-19 testing delays among health care workers

Related Stories

The opioid crisis: Drug overdose deaths are down for the first time in 30 years

Study finds new insights on overdose rates, county segregation, and socioeconomics

Cocaine deaths up in US, and opioids are a big part of it

Vistogard approved for chemotherapy overdose

Let's talk about Rx use: Recognizing and reversing an overdose

More than two-thirds of drug OD deaths in 2017 involved opioids

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