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Study pinpoints brain area critical to oxycodone relapse prevention

Even years after they have recovered, a person who once struggled with alcohol or opioid addiction can relapse-;and that relapse is more likely to occur during particularly stressful times.

9 Jul 2024

Study finds lower cancer risk with alcohol abstinence and rehabilitation

A new study conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Bordeaux University Hospital, France, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that individuals with alcohol dependence who undergo rehabilitation or maintain abstinence experience significantly lower risks of developing alcohol-associated cancers.

26 Jun 2024

WHO report highlights global burden of alcohol and drug-related deaths

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use.

25 Jun 2024

Can cocoa lower your heart disease risk?

Researchers review the effects of cocoa consumption on the risk of cardiovascular disease.

21 Jun 2024

Study shows vaccines cut long COVID risk, especially for those with preexisting conditions

A study in JAMA Network Open found that women and individuals with preexisting cardiovascular conditions are more likely to suffer from long COVID, but vaccinations, especially multiple doses, significantly reduce this risk.

18 Jun 2024

Alcohol consumption higher in regional and affluent areas, wastewater analysis reveals

People from a higher socioeconomic status drink more alcohol on average than those of lower socioeconomic background, according to new research from The University of Queensland.

16 May 2024

Can psychedelics improve sexual functioning and satisfaction?

The influence of psychedelics on sexual functioning.

15 Apr 2024

Cannabis compound d-limonene reduces anxiety-inducing effects of THC

A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has added to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis (also known as marijuana) can -; in the right amounts -; lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive sister chemical found in cannabis.

12 Apr 2024

Promising new compound reduces alcohol dependence in animal studies

Scripps Research scientists have found that LY2444296-;a compound that selectively blocks the kappa opioid receptor (KOP)-;may reduce drinking in cases of alcohol dependence in animal studies.

29 Mar 2024

Study sheds light on the interplay of genes in smoking addiction

Take a puff of nicotine for the first time, and your DNA plays an important role, alongside social and environmental factors, in shaping what happens next.

26 Mar 2024

Kobe University study identifies FAM81A as key player for synaptic function

A protein that appears in postsynaptic protein agglomerations has been found to be crucial to their formation.

7 Mar 2024

TB cases in England spike by 10.7% in 2023

Figures published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in its TB annual report, show that tuberculosis cases in England in 2022 were stable compared to 2021 (4,380 in 2022 compared to 4,411 in 2021).

15 Feb 2024

Artificial intelligence spots risky drinkers for safer surgery

Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients' medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol use raises their risk of problems during and after an operation, a new study suggests.

12 Jan 2024

Scripps scientists debunk long-held theory about alcohol and the brain

Ethanol-;the compound found in alcoholic beverages-;interferes with the normal functioning of a long list of biological molecules, but how each of these interactions contributes to the behavioral effects of alcohol is not fully understood.

8 Jan 2024

Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone. California grapples with a response.

Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression.

4 Jan 2024

HPV infections increase prostate cancer risk by 2.3 times, study finds

Study investigates the association between HPV infections and prostate cancer, revealing that HPV patients have a 2.3-fold increased risk of developing prostate cancer compared to those without HPV.

18 Dec 2023

Genome study unveils genetic ties between cannabis use disorder and lung cancer risk

A genome-wide association study in Nature Genetics reveals insights into the genetics of cannabis use disorder, highlighting its strong association with psychopathology and a causal link to lung cancer, and suggesting distinct genetic pathways from mere cannabis use.

23 Nov 2023