New research conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication to prevent and treat alcoholism.
Feb 8, 2019
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Whether alone or combined with alcohol, new studies included in Birth Defects Research suggest marijuana exposure may be capable of triggering morphological and behavioral impairments similar to those seen with fetal alcohol ...
Jul 24, 2019
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New research from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Pharmacy brings the medical community closer to identifying children with the highest need for treatment and intervention following traumatic events.
Sep 2, 2022
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Can having a few drinks help people with clinical depression feel better?
Sep 28, 2016
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In Australia, almost 6,000 deaths a year can be attributed to alcohol, as well as around 400 hospitalisations a day. While drinking has declined in some segments of the population, with related stabilising of rates of death ...
Mar 2, 2018
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The evidence for the harmful effects of alcohol on brain health is compelling, but now experts have pin-pointed three key time periods in life when the effects of alcohol are likely to be at their greatest.
Dec 3, 2020
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The combination of naltrexone and ketamine can help treat both symptoms of addiction and depression, a preliminary study by Yale University researchers suggests.
Jan 10, 2019
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One in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2021
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A large genomic study of nearly 275,000 people led by Penn Medicine researchers revealed new insights into genetic drivers of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD), the uncontrollable pattern of alcohol use commonly ...
Apr 2, 2019
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A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders.
Sep 2, 2020
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