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Incarceration of parents during childhood impacts youth behavior

A new study published in Pediatrics found that young adults who had a parent incarcerated during their childhood are more likely to skip needed healthcare, smoke cigarettes, engage in risky sexual behaviors, and abuse alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs.

9 Jul 2018

3D Printing Technology and Personalized Medicine

In this interview Dr. Serajuddin, Professor of Industrial Pharmacy at St John's University talks about personalized medicine and 3D printing technology.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 6 Jul 2018

Study shows how alcohol intoxication enhances likelihood of sexual aggression

A new Aggressive Behavior study has examined alcohol's "in the moment" effects on sexual aggression, or the acute effects of alcohol on men's decisions about how to respond to sexual refusals in a dating simulation.

5 Jul 2018

Texas clinics busting traditional silos of mental and physical health care

Kerstin Taylor fought alcohol and substance abuse problems for two decades. She periodically sought help through addiction and psychiatric treatments to stay sober, but she continued to relapse.

5 Jul 2018

Obesity risk appears to be lower in children whose mothers followed healthy lifestyle

Children of mothers who follow a healthy lifestyle have a substantially lower risk of developing obesity than children of mothers who don't make healthy lifestyle choices, finds a study published in The BMJ.

5 Jul 2018

Improving quality of diet may play important role in protecting against AMD

An analysis of recent high-quality research reveals that diet may affect individuals' risks related to the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration. The findings are published in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.

4 Jul 2018

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease costs the U.S. healthcare system $32 billion annually

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, which affects roughly 100 million Americans, costs the United States healthcare system $32 billion annually, according to a first-of-its-kind study by Intermountain Healthcare researchers on the economic impact of the disease.

3 Jul 2018

Researchers find new marker for better prognosis in gastric and esophageal cancer

Tumors that develop at the transition of the stomach to the esophagus, so-called adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal transition, are still difficult to treat and the chances of recovery are still low.

2 Jul 2018

Mathematical model assesses efficacy, cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for HCV

It is currently recommended in Europe that screening for hepatitis C virus should target people at high risk of infection.

2 Jul 2018

Novel online HIV prevention program reduces sexually transmitted infections in gay young men

A novel online HIV prevention program with spicy soap operas and interactive games -- like a rising thermometer of sexual risk -- reduced sexually transmitted infections in gay young men by 40 percent, reports a Northwestern Medicine study.

30 Jun 2018

Drinking alcohol alters adolescents’ metabolism and grey matter volume

A study conducted in eastern Finland has shown that moderate-to-heavy drinking among young adults is associated with changes in their metabolic profile.

29 Jun 2018

Adolescent drinking linked to changes in metabolite profile

Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows.

29 Jun 2018

URI researchers working to develop novel medication to treat alcohol use disorder

Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 88,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

28 Jun 2018

People with co-existing HCV and AUD experience greater psychiatric, immune problems

Infection with the hepatitis C virus is a contagious liver disease with symptoms that range from mild illness for a few weeks to serious, lifelong liver problems.

28 Jun 2018

Achieving the WHO’s Global Action Plan for Dementia

One year on from the WHO's Global Action Plan for Dementia, Dr. Matthew Norton from Alzheimer's Research UK discusses the steps that have been taken so far, and whether we are likely to meet the 2025 target.

28 Jun 2018

Researchers examine whether taking a hallucinogen can curb cocaine use

Unlike with alcohol or nicotine, there is not a pharmacological option available to individuals addicted to cocaine to help them stop using the drug. However, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham believe the tool to help individuals treat their addiction may very well exist.

28 Jun 2018

UT Southwestern study reveals structural information for major brain receptor

UT Southwestern researchers today published the first atomic structure of a brain receptor bound to a drug used to reverse anesthesia and to treat sedative overdoses.

28 Jun 2018

Young binge drinkers more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

27 Jun 2018

New study finds way to help treat alcohol addiction and ease withdrawal symptoms

According to a new study by Scripps Research scientists, activating a receptor found in brain cells may help treat alcohol addiction and ease some withdrawal symptoms. The researchers studied the effects of activating the receptor in alcohol-addicted rats and reported the results today in the journal eNeuro.

27 Jun 2018

Study suggests new approach for treating alcohol use disorder

Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol use and the pain of withdrawal, according to preclinical research in male rats. The study, published in eNeuro, suggests a new approach towards the treatment of alcohol use disorder.

26 Jun 2018

Alcohol News and Research

Incarceration of parents during childhood impacts youth behavior

3D Printing Technology and Personalized Medicine

Study shows how alcohol intoxication enhances likelihood of sexual aggression

Texas clinics busting traditional silos of mental and physical health care

Obesity risk appears to be lower in children whose mothers followed healthy lifestyle

Improving quality of diet may play important role in protecting against AMD

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease costs the U.S. healthcare system $32 billion annually

Researchers find new marker for better prognosis in gastric and esophageal cancer

Mathematical model assesses efficacy, cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for HCV

Novel online HIV prevention program reduces sexually transmitted infections in gay young men

Drinking alcohol alters adolescents’ metabolism and grey matter volume

Adolescent drinking linked to changes in metabolite profile

URI researchers working to develop novel medication to treat alcohol use disorder

People with co-existing HCV and AUD experience greater psychiatric, immune problems

Achieving the WHO’s Global Action Plan for Dementia

Researchers examine whether taking a hallucinogen can curb cocaine use

UT Southwestern study reveals structural information for major brain receptor

Young binge drinkers more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease

New study finds way to help treat alcohol addiction and ease withdrawal symptoms

Study suggests new approach for treating alcohol use disorder

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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