Telemedicine use and quality of opioid use disorder treatment during pandemic
About The Study: The results of this study indicated that clinical outcomes were similar among patients with opioid use disorder ...
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Research describes challenges of ER care for mental health and substance use disorder patients
Across the country, one in eight visits to the emergency department (ED) involves psychiatric or substance use concerns – and ...
Combination therapy appears safe for treating opioid use disorder during pregnancy
Current guidelines recommend that pregnant women with opioid use disorder be prescribed either methadone or buprenorphine, but these drugs too ...
A new neurodevelopmental epilepsy disorder and its genetic cause discovered
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) encompass highly prevalent conditions such as autism and epilepsy, with cognitive disabilities alone affecting 1-3% of the ...
£2.4 million to fund largest-ever trial of ketamine-assisted therapy for alcohol disorder
A new £2.4 million phase III trial delivered across seven NHS sites across the UK will investigate whether ketamine-assisted therapy ...
Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder saw marked increase between 2011 to 2022
The incidence rate of infective endocarditis – a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves – among patients ...
Scientists uncover possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
Nearly 3 percent of Americans suffer from binge-eating disorder at some point their lifetimes, and of them, more than eight ...
Novel method with implications for treatment of Fukuyama muscular dystrophy, a widespread neuromuscular disorder
Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease that causes progressive weakening and loss of muscles. Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), the ...
Drug found to be effective in difficult-to-treat autoimmune blood disorder
WASHINGTON – Patients taking efgartigimod, a drug being studied for use to treat chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), exhibited a ...
Geisinger to study genomics and opioid use disorder
DANVILLE, Pa. – Geisinger has been awarded $973,000 from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...
New study finds connections between genetic factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder
In a new study published today in Cell Reports, researchers from the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute (DKJEI), part of ...
Can pharmacotherapies prevent alcohol use disorder in people with PTSD?
LA JOLLA, CA—Survivors of abuse and trauma are vastly more likely than other people to develop alcohol use disorder (AUD); ...
Emory researchers to develop tools for visualizing brain effects of Alzheimer’s disease and autism spectrum disorder
Emory researchers are on the cusp of seeing in real time how brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and autism spectrum disorder ...
Down syndrome, like Alzheimer’s, is a double-prion disorder
The brains of people with Down syndrome develop the same neurodegenerative tangles and plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease and frequently ...
USC research reveals key differences in the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder
Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers ...
Analysis of electrolyte abnormalities in adolescents, adults and subsequent diagnosis of an eating disorder
About The Study: In this case-control study of individuals age 13 or older without a prior eating disorder diagnosis, researchers ...
Having suffered trauma during childhood triples the risk of suffering a serious mental disorder in adulthood
Suffering psychological trauma during childhood significantly increases the risk of developing a mental disorder in adulthood. Specifically, as much as ...
Rare human intestinal disorder is due to reduction in protein synthesis
A decrease in protein synthesis in cells of the developing gut contributes to a rare genetic disorder, and an inexpensive ...
Cellular housekeeping process implicated in fatal neurological disorder
Huntington’s disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often ...
Outpatient visits are critical to success of treating opioid-use disorder, researchers find
People with opioid-use disorder who enter treatment are at risk for relapse, overdose or death if they engage in less ...
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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World-first guidelines created to help prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment
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New study debunks the assumption that menstrual cycles disqualify women from exercise research
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Major research initiative explores how our bones and muscles age, new ways to block their decline
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Louisiana Cancer Research Center appoints Associate Director of Administration