How serotonin curbs cocaine addiction
Contrary to common thinking, cocaine triggers an addiction only in 20% of the consumers. But what happens in their brains ...
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Goal-setting and positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2021 - Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support ...
Four themes identified as contributors to diseases of despair in Pennsylvania
Credit: Penn State Hershey, Pa. -- Financial instability, lack of infrastructure, a deteriorating sense of community and family fragmentation are ...
US clinics slower to provide opioid treatment than Canadian clinics
As opioid overdose deaths rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, people seeking treatment for opioid addiction had to wait nearly twice ...
Excess coffee: A bitter brew for brain health
It's a favourite first-order for the day, but while a quick coffee may perk us up, new research from the ...
Journey from smoking to vaping variable – Otago academics
Persistence may be the key when quitting smoking using an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), commonly known as vaping, a ...
UMass Amherst professor honored for lifetime achievement in problem gambling research
Volberg leads studies on impacts of Massachusetts casinosCredit: UMass Amherst Not long after earning her Ph.D. in sociology and losing ...
Real-time stress detection devices could help fight alcohol relapses
Credit: Clara Hill, Washington State University Wearable devices can detect people's stress, according to new Washington State University research, opening ...
Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom
Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new ...
Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announce 2021 laureates
Winners of America's largest unrestricted scientific prize for promising young researchers include a neuroscientist from the Salk Institute for Biological ...
Dearth of mental health support during pandemic for those with chronic health problems
A scoping review of English and Chinese-language studies found individuals with chronic physical health conditions had higher levels of mental ...
Words matter: Language can reduce mental health and addiction stigma, NIH leaders say
WHAT: In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to ...
Study shows strong association between perceived risk, availability and past-year cannabis use
Individuals who perceived cannabis as both low-risk and available were 22 times more likely to have used cannabis in the ...
Study shows Cannabis terpenes provide pain relief, contribute to ‘entourage effect’
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences/Noelle Haro-Gomez When it comes to the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Cannabis sativa, an ...
Changes in admissions to specialty addiction treatment facilities in California during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decline in addiction treatment initiations but more research is ...
New WHO study links moderate alcohol use with higher cancer risk
One in four new breast cancers and one in five colon cancers in Canada attributed to alcoholCredit: World Health Organization's ...
A history of drug dependence is associated with negative mental health outcomes
Achieving excellent mental health after drug dependence is more prevalent among older respondents, those with a post-secondary education, married respondents, ...
Unlike other global crises, COVID-19 pandemic did not spark more smoking in its initial stage
Unlike other population-level stressful events such as natural disasters, COVID-19 has not resulted in a net increase in smoking, according ...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual smokers are at a higher risk for smoking menthol cigarettes
Rutgers researchers say that this is the first study to find that bisexual female smokers are at an elevated risk ...
Marijuana legalization linked to temporary decrease in opioid-related emergency visits
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, July 12, 2021 - States that legalize recreational marijuana experience a short-term decline in opioid-related ...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Adding SNAP benefits for older adults in Medicare, Medicaid can reduce hospital visits, healthcare costs
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think