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Telemedicine for treating substance use disorders remains underused, study shows

Despite the enormous unmet need for treatment of substance use disorders and the promise of telemedicine to fill some of the gaps in care, the tool remains woefully underused, according to research led by investigators from the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School.

5 Dec 2018

Study investigates influence of different opioids on driving performance

Taking opioids for the treatment of pain has been associated with increased risks of crashing among drivers, but it is unknown whether this applies to all opioids or pertains to specific opioids only.

5 Dec 2018

Young black gay men are more likely to have HIV infection than their white peers

Young black men who have sex with men are 16 times more likely to have an HIV infection than their white peers despite more frequent testing for HIV and being less likely to have unsafe sex, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

5 Dec 2018

Brown researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant renewal to explore fundamentals of brain function

Brown University's Center for Central Nervous System Function, part of the Carney Institute for Brain Science, has been awarded a $12 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health's Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence program.

3 Dec 2018

Boys with social difficulties are at greatest risk of early substance use

Boys who enter sixth-grade with co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning and conduct problems are at the greatest risk of developing aggressive behavior and using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana by the end of eighth grade, a new study found.

3 Dec 2018

Casual sex among young adults can be a source of intimacy, study says

Casual sex among emerging adults can be a source of intimacy, and often is, according to a new study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers including Binghamton University faculty and researchers at Indiana University's Kinsey Institute.

3 Dec 2018

Alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes

Research shows that losing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. While best practice for weight loss often includes decreasing or eliminating calories from alcohol, few studies examine whether people who undergo weight loss treatment report changes in alcohol intake and whether alcohol influences their weight loss.

3 Dec 2018

Increasing mental health problems related to drug use in over 55's

Reports have shown that individuals aged over 45 years are increasingly being admitted to hospitals with mental health problems related to drug use. The number of admissions due to mental health problems and behavioural problems associated with drug use, were 638 in 2007/8 and have now come to 1,182 says the report.

3 Dec 2018

Tailored lifestyle recommendations during colorectal cancer screening promote healthy behaviors

A program that provided individually tailored lifestyle recommendations for patients undergoing screening for colorectal cancer helped encourage healthy behavior, according to results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

3 Dec 2018

UB research provides new information on alcohol misuse among never-deployed reservists

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who experience greater feelings of guilt and other negative emotions about never having been deployed are more likely to misuse alcohol, according to new research from the University at Buffalo.

30 Nov 2018

Earliest UK estimates of children affected in the womb by alcohol intake during pregnancy

A report published on 30 November 2018 in Preventive Medicine reveals that a stunning 17 percent of children could possibly be affected by alcohol exposure during their intrauterine life. This refers to a group of lifelong conditions caused by prenatal drinking, called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

30 Nov 2018

Night owls may have increased risk of ill health, study finds

Night owls may have a higher risk of suffering from heart disease and type 2 diabetes than early risers.

30 Nov 2018

$Many diseases increase risk of post-operative complications after hip fracture surgery$

Many diseases increase risk of post-operative complications after hip fracture surgery

Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatic diseases, alcoholism and mental health disorders increase the risk of surgical complications after a hip fracture surgery, a new Finnish study analyzing nationwide registers finds.

30 Nov 2018

Consumption of hemp-containing foods can lead to exceedance of acute reference dose

On the basis of the available data, the BfR comes to the following conclusion: the consumption of hemp-containing foods with the total -Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels on which the calculation is based can lead to an exceedance of the acute reference dose (ARfD) of 0.001 milligrams (mg) per kilogram body weight proposed by EFSA.

29 Nov 2018

Study estimates economic impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a common condition with a high economic impact in both children and adults, concludes an updated review in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

29 Nov 2018

Veterans who suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries are at greater risk for suicide

A new Veterans Affairs study finds that post-9-11 veterans with a history of repeated traumatic brain injuries--versus none--are at much greater risk for considering suicide.

28 Nov 2018

Lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may aid in psoriasis

A lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may help restore healthy turnover in psoriasis, investigators say.

28 Nov 2018

Higher rates of alcohol use found among Hispanic Americans who are more 'Americanized'

Higher rates of alcohol use and drinking consequences are found among Hispanic American adolescents and adults who are more "Americanized," according to a new study authored by Southern Methodist University professor Priscilla Lui and her colleague, Byron Zamboanga, at Smith College.

27 Nov 2018

Cannabis use among teens does not appear to lead to greater conduct problems, study finds

More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as regular as tobacco use among adolescents and young adults.

27 Nov 2018

Penn State researchers discover five types of problem drinking

Alcohol abuse is more complicated than simply drinking too much. There may be five separate types of problem drinkers, according to Penn State researchers, and each one may be more common at different stages of life.

27 Nov 2018

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Telemedicine for treating substance use disorders remains underused, study shows

Study investigates influence of different opioids on driving performance

Young black gay men are more likely to have HIV infection than their white peers

Brown researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant renewal to explore fundamentals of brain function

Boys with social difficulties are at greatest risk of early substance use

Casual sex among young adults can be a source of intimacy, study says

Alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes

Increasing mental health problems related to drug use in over 55's

Tailored lifestyle recommendations during colorectal cancer screening promote healthy behaviors

UB research provides new information on alcohol misuse among never-deployed reservists

Earliest UK estimates of children affected in the womb by alcohol intake during pregnancy

Night owls may have increased risk of ill health, study finds

Many diseases increase risk of post-operative complications after hip fracture surgery

Consumption of hemp-containing foods can lead to exceedance of acute reference dose

Study estimates economic impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Veterans who suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries are at greater risk for suicide

Lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may aid in psoriasis

Higher rates of alcohol use found among Hispanic Americans who are more 'Americanized'

Cannabis use among teens does not appear to lead to greater conduct problems, study finds

Penn State researchers discover five types of problem drinking

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