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RNA Biomarkers Might Predict Suicide Risk

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22 Aug 2013

RNA biomarkers in blood may identify people at risk for committing suicide

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have found a series of RNA biomarkers in blood that may help identify who is at risk for committing suicide.

20 Aug 2013

Experts research on potential role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation

With the third and largest of the U.S. tobacco companies planning an e-cigarette product launch this fall, this next frontier for "Big Tobacco" provides renewed presence in a declining marketplace. It's also a potential gateway to new smokers, particularly among teens and in emerging/foreign markets, according to behavioral scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

17 Aug 2013

NIH awards $17M to research projects to investigate emerging field of exRNA

The National Institutes of Health announced today it will award $17 million this year for 24 research projects designed to improve scientists' understanding of a newly discovered type of cell-to-cell communication based on extracellular (outside the cell) RNA, also called exRNA.

14 Aug 2013

Neuroimaging specialists use tanners to identify whether UV light triggers brain's pleasure sensors

Neuroimaging specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are launching the first clinical trial involving frequent and infrequent tanners designed to identify whether UV light triggers the brain's pleasure sensors.

13 Aug 2013

Emory’s Yerkes Research Center receives $9.5M grant to establish research center to study oxytocin

The Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to establish a Silvio O. Conte Center in Neuroscience Research to study oxytocin, a brain chemical known for forming bonds between mother and baby.

13 Aug 2013

Dopamine responses to alcohol ingestion may serve as marker of vulnerability to AUDs

There are two traits closely associated with the development of alcohol use disorders (AUDs). One is a lower subjective intoxication response, also known as a low level of response to alcohol.

12 Aug 2013

Cigarette taxation reduces alcohol consumption among vulnerable groups

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the U.S., while heavy drinking ranks as the third leading cause of preventable death. Cigarette taxation has been recognized as one of the most significant policy instruments to reduce smoking.

12 Aug 2013

Drug-related emergency department visits increase among younger adults

A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows that some drug-related emergency department visits increased by 300 percent -- from 5,605 visits in 2005 to 22,949 visits in 2011. These visits, made by adults aged 18 to 34, were related to the nonmedical use of central nervous system stimulants. On average, about 30 percent of these visits also involved alcohol.

9 Aug 2013

BHG Lufkin Treatment Center opens in Texas

Michael Cannizzaro, Behavioral Health Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced the opening of the BHG Lufkin Treatment Center in Lufkin, TX at 216 North John Redditt Drive in the Town West Center Plaza.

9 Aug 2013

KU researchers receives grant to create new program to help American Indian students stop smoking

The University of Kansas Cancer Center's Cancer Control and Population Health program got a boost in April when Won Choi, Ph.D., and his colleagues were awarded a $2.7 million, five-year NCI grant to create an Internet-based program to help American Indian tribal college students stop smoking.

8 Aug 2013

Study could boost development of personalised medicine in cancer care and therapy

A team of scientists led by Associate Professor Zeng Qi from A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have discovered a new biomarker which will help physicians predict how well cancer patients respond to cancer drugs. Having the means to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from currently available cancer drugs not only reduces substantially the healthcare cost for the patient, it could mean saving precious lives by getting the right drugs to the right patient at the onset of the treatment.

7 Aug 2013

Expansion of heroin, opioid medical treatment needed to reduce overdose deaths

A new report from Simon Fraser University researcher Bohdan Nosyk calls for the expansion of heroin and opioid medical treatment to stem the increase of overdose deaths.

7 Aug 2013

Scientists discover biomarker that helps physicians predict how well cancer patients respond to drugs

A team of scientists led by Associate Professor Zeng Qi from A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have discovered a new biomarker which will help physicians predict how well cancer patients respond to cancer drugs.

7 Aug 2013

Prolonged exposure therapy does not increase drinking in PTSD and alcohol dependent patients

Contrary to past concerns, using prolonged exposure therapy to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid alcohol dependence does not increase drinking or cravings, Penn Medicine psychiatrists report in the August 7 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence/human rights.

7 Aug 2013

NSM Insurance Group establishes specialty Behavioral Health, Social Services Unit

NSM Insurance Group announced the establishment of a specialty Behavioral Health, Social Services Unit due to NSM's remarkable growth in this niche over the last 5 years. Bill McKernan, NSM President commented, "It made perfect sense that our Retail clients benefit from the vast expertise NSM has in this space so we created a team comprised of NSM's most experienced Behavioral Health and Social Service Insurance Professionals."

6 Aug 2013

Study: Online game companies need to be more socially responsible

Online game companies need to be more socially responsible for over-addictive use of their products to avoid government intervention, according to a new study by Cardiff, Derby and Nottingham Trent universities.

6 Aug 2013

Virginia Tech addiction expert receives $3.2 million grant to help smokers quit cigarettes

Warren Bickel, an internationally recognized addiction expert at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, recently received a $3.2-million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for research on improving self-control in smokers seeking to quit cigarettes. The grant will provide Bickel's team with $573,000 to $716,000 a year over five years to develop innovative new ways to enhance the smokers' ability to abstain from acting on their nicotine cravings.

6 Aug 2013

Chinese meditation can reduce smoking

By using a type of meditation developed in China, smokers can reduce their tobacco use even when they don't intend to do so, according to new research done by Texas Tech University and the University of Oregon.

6 Aug 2013

Alcohol use increases risk of dopamine response in brain pathway

Research from McGill University suggests that people who are vulnerable to developing alcoholism exhibit a distinctive brain response when drinking alcohol, according to a new study by Prof. Marco Leyton, of McGill University's Department of Psychiatry.

3 Aug 2013

Addiction News and Research

RNA Biomarkers Might Predict Suicide Risk

RNA biomarkers in blood may identify people at risk for committing suicide

Experts research on potential role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation

NIH awards $17M to research projects to investigate emerging field of exRNA

Neuroimaging specialists use tanners to identify whether UV light triggers brain's pleasure sensors

Emory’s Yerkes Research Center receives $9.5M grant to establish research center to study oxytocin

Dopamine responses to alcohol ingestion may serve as marker of vulnerability to AUDs

Cigarette taxation reduces alcohol consumption among vulnerable groups

Drug-related emergency department visits increase among younger adults

BHG Lufkin Treatment Center opens in Texas

KU researchers receives grant to create new program to help American Indian students stop smoking

Study could boost development of personalised medicine in cancer care and therapy

Expansion of heroin, opioid medical treatment needed to reduce overdose deaths

Scientists discover biomarker that helps physicians predict how well cancer patients respond to drugs

Prolonged exposure therapy does not increase drinking in PTSD and alcohol dependent patients

NSM Insurance Group establishes specialty Behavioral Health, Social Services Unit

Study: Online game companies need to be more socially responsible

Virginia Tech addiction expert receives $3.2 million grant to help smokers quit cigarettes

Chinese meditation can reduce smoking

Alcohol use increases risk of dopamine response in brain pathway

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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