Psychology & Psychiatry
The connection between alcoholism and depression
Alcoholism and depression often go hand-in-hand.
Sep 21, 2018
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Medical research
Brain receptor that regulates body heat may also help accelerate weight loss
The brain mechanism that enables us to maintain a constant body temperature may also be the key to rapid weight loss, a new study finds. In experiments involving mice that were given a calorie-restricted diet, scientists ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Addiction
Buprenorphine misuse decreased among US adults with opioid use disorder from 2015-2019
Data from a nationally representative survey indicate that in 2019, nearly three-fourths of U.S. adults reporting buprenorphine use did not misuse the medication in the past 12 months. In addition, buprenorphine misuse among ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Medications
Nano-painkiller lasts longer and is less addictive than opioids
A team of researchers from Université Paris-Saclay and Université Paris Descartes has developed a nano-drug that has been found to reduce pain in rodents. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group ...
Addiction
Hope for cannabis as treatment for opioid addiction
Canada currently finds itself at the intersection of two historic social phenomena with massive implications for public health.
Nov 22, 2018
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Medical research
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN): Tricking the body to heal itself
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered the mechanism by which a low dose of the opioid antagonist naltrexone (LDN), an agent used clinically (off-label) ...
Sep 2, 2011
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Medications
This engineered painkiller works like an opioid but isn't addictive in animal tests
Sometimes forgotten in the spiraling U.S. crisis of opiate abuse is a clinical fact about narcotic pain medications: addiction is basically an unwanted side effect of drugs that are highly effective at blunting pain.
Apr 27, 2018
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Medications
Eating triggers endorphin release in the brain
Finnish researchers have revealed how eating stimulates brain's endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and satiety.
Aug 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify brain mechanism linking PTSD and opioid addiction
Researchers at Western University have shown that the recall of traumatic memories enhances the rewarding effects of morphine, shedding light on the neurobiological link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and opioid ...
Apr 23, 2018
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Medications
Ketamine isn't an opioid and treats depression in a unique way
Ketamine has gotten a bad rap as an opioid when there's plenty of evidence suggesting it isn't one, Johns Hopkins experts say. They believe this reputation may hamper patients from getting necessary treatment for the kinds ...
Jul 31, 2019
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