Addiction

Reducing 'vivid imagery' that fuels addiction cravings

In 2021, 61.2 million Americans ages 12 and older used illicit drugs, and more than 106,000 died from drug-involved overuse. Florida ranks second to California, with 5,300 annual overdose deaths, outpacing the national average ...

Cardiology

An MRI-equipped ambulance: A game-changer for stroke care?

In the U.S., someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and dies from it every three minutes and 14 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When it comes to stroke, experts echo the fact that time ...

Autism spectrum disorders

New insights into the developmental trajectory of autism

In a study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital shed new light on the evolving nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses in early childhood. Diagnosing ASD at a young age is important ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study provides new look at why rare cancer often evades treatments

Researchers at Boston Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have conducted one of the first-ever analyses of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) at single-cell resolution, unlocking new insights into this rare and often ...

Genetics

Genetic biomarker may predict severity of food allergy

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy reactions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Symptoms of the body and the mind found to be frequent fellow travelers

Chronic pain is often accompanied by depression and anxiety. In an invited commentary published in JAMA Network Open, Kurt Kroenke, M.D., of Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, discusses the relationship ...

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