Psychology & Psychiatry
How we view the future may hold keys to recovery from alcohol use disorder
A "slow" strategy may be the fast track for people recovering from alcohol use disorder.
Jan 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Redefining alcohol use disorder according to a new framework
Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a new framework that they believe will help identify people previously overlooked for alcohol use disorder (AUD). This framework focuses on 13 risk factors, such as ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Visuals increase attention; now science explains why
"Look at me!" we might say while attempting to engage our children. It turns out there is a neurochemical explanation for why looking at mom or dad actually helps kiddoes pay better attention.
Dec 17, 2021
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Medications
Medicines for anxiety and antidepressants trigger post-surgery delirium
Older people taking a medicine used to treat anxiety and insomnia—nitrazepam—as well as those on antidepressants, are twice as likely to suffer postoperative delirium after hip and knee surgery, a new Australian study ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Addiction
Only about half of patients with alcohol use disorder who are admitted to ICU receive thiamine
An observational study of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) admitted to intensive care units throughout the United States found that almost half of the people evaluated did not receive thiamine (also called vitamin ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
MRI reveals altered brain structure in fetuses exposed to alcohol
In the first MRI-based study to investigate pre-natal alcohol exposure, researchers found significant changes in the brain structure of fetuses exposed to alcohol compared to healthy controls. Results of the study are being ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Addiction
Low rates of people with alcohol use disorder are having 'helpful' treatment
Results from World Mental Health Surveys have found fewer than half of the people with alcohol use disorder who sought treatment perceived their treatment as being helpful.
Nov 9, 2021
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Addiction
Hospitals face urgent need for addiction treatment in emergency departments
An increasing percentage of emergency visits and hospitalizations in the United States before the pandemic involved patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders, according to a study by UC San Francisco researchers. ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Medications
Only a minority of those with alcohol use disorders receives medication
Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged in the country since the mid-2000. That is according to a study at Sweden's Karolinska ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Cardiology
Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation
A single glass of wine can quickly—significantly—raise the drinker's risk for atrial fibrillation, according to new research by UC San Francisco.
Aug 31, 2021
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