Neuroscience
Are some people genetically predisposed to alcohol use disorder?
How much alcohol is too much?
Aug 26, 2022
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Health
People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to use nicotine, too
People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to also use nicotine products than the general population, according to a Rutgers study.
Aug 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bringing the power of AI to the hospital to help monitor doctors' health and well-being
Chenyang Lu, the Fullgraf Professor of computer science and engineering in the Washington University in St. Louis McKelvey School of Engineering, is combining artificial intelligence with data to improve patient care and ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Addiction
New study shows patient preference for medical cannabis products in the absence of clinical guidelines
Due to a lack of publicly available data, understanding what products medical cannabis patients use for various conditions has mostly come from survey responses. In a new study, USC Schaeffer Center researchers established ...
Aug 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the omicron surge in patients on dialysis
In a recent study published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, a third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose in adults with kidney failure who were on dialysis enhanced patients' protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Treatment needs often unmet for generalized pustular psoriasis
There is unmet need for the treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) flares, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in JAMA Dermatology.
Aug 15, 2022
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Cardiology
For checking blood pressure at home, basic cuffs are just as good as standard devices
When patients are diagnosed with hypertension—as nearly half of American adults have been—they are often advised to buy a blood pressure monitoring device to use at home. Daily home readings paint a clearer picture of ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Pediatric obesity is a complex condition with multiple subtypes
Approximately one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. A study publishing August 4th in PLOS Digital Health by Elizabeth Campbell at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hair and libido loss join fatigue and brain fog among wider list of Long COVID symptoms
Long COVID sufferers have experienced a wider set of symptoms than previously thought including hair loss and sexual dysfunction, new research has found.
Jul 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cigarette smokers who try to quit often end up vaping and smoking
Most of the 40 million Americans who smoke cigarettes say they want to quit, and some move to e-cigarettes as a step toward quitting. However, a growing number of such people become dual nicotine users: They smoke traditional ...
Jul 21, 2022
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