Neuroscience
Cocaine discovery could pave way for treatment for substance abuse
You have probably heard of dopamine. The substance also known as the "feel-good hormone."
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Addiction
Some e-cigarette chemicals mimic nicotine, possibly bypassing regulation
In what appears to be an effort to bypass public health regulations covering vaping products, some tobacco companies have begun replacing nicotine in e-cigarettes with related chemicals that have similar properties but unknown ...
17 hours ago
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Neuroscience
What happens to your brain when you drink with friends?
Grab a drink with friends at happy hour and you're likely to feel chatty, friendly and upbeat. But grab a drink alone and you may experience feelings of depression. Researchers think they now know why this happens.
Aug 6, 2024
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Health
Fatal opioid overdoses reduce US life expectancy by nearly a year
In the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid-related deaths cut the nation's average life expectancy at birth by eight months, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. The findings ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social vulnerability linked with mental health and substance use disorders
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry uncovers significant associations between social vulnerability—a measurement that aggregates social determinants of health like socioeconomic status, housing type, education and insurance ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Medications
Proof-of-principle study shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwanted side effects through the spinal inhibition ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Neuroscience
Visualizing addiction: How new research could change the way we fight the opioid epidemic
New research from a Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience researcher could transform how we understand the way opioids affect the brain. Despite significant discussion surrounding the ongoing opioid crisis, current ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Addiction
Few US adults use nicotine pouches, nationally representative study finds
A new study found that the prevalence of nicotine pouch use was low in U.S. adults despite a 641% increase in sales of the products between 2019 and 2022. Researchers say the findings raise questions about who is using the ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Neuroscience
Brain neurotransmitter receptor antagonist found to prevent opioid addiction in mice
New research led by UCLA Health has found a drug that treats insomnia works to prevent the addictive effects of the morphine opioids in mice while still providing effective pain relief.
Jul 9, 2024
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Medications
Prescription painkiller misuse and addiction are widespread in chronic pain patients
A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid dependence or opioid ...
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