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Study isolates the changes in pain-related brain activity following mindfulness training

Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Healthy Minds has isolated the changes in pain-related brain activity that follow mindfulness training -; pointing a way toward more targeted and precise pain treatment.

28 Jul 2022

New Zealand nettle tree toxins hold clues for future pain medication

Researchers at The University of Queensland have found that a native New Zealand stinging tree produces toxins that could hold clues for future pain medication.

27 Jul 2022

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved funding awards totaling $258 million to support 26 new research studies.

26 Jul 2022

People who use high potency cannabis more likely to experience addiction, psychotic disorder

As the strength or potency of cannabis products has increased internationally over the years, so have rates of people being treated for cannabis addiction, say the authors of a new study.

26 Jul 2022

UTHSC investigators secure $2.16 million to test a new way to combat neurodegenerative disorders

The National Institute on Aging recently awarded $2.16 million to a team of investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) testing a new way to combat the root cause of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease.

22 Jul 2022

NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Price E. Dickson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received a $407,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic and genomic mechanisms driving the relationship between social reward and cocaine addiction.

22 Jul 2022

Oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex revealed

A study published in the journal Pharmacological Research reveals the oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex, a component present in the brain which is involved in the analgesic and addictive effects of certain opioids.

22 Jul 2022

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that as people who smoke cigarettes attempt to quit, some move to e-cigarettes, but such people often become dual nicotine users, smoking traditional cigarettes and vaping e-cigarettes.

21 Jul 2022

International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as carcinogenic

The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic, changing the previous classification of possibly carcinogenic.

20 Jul 2022

Genes underlying cigarette smoking linked to the perception of pain and response to food

Have you ever wondered why one person can smoke cigarettes for a year and easily quit, while another person will become addicted for life? Why can't some people help themselves from abusing alcohol and others can take it or leave it?

20 Jul 2022

First-of-its-kind roadmap reveals how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a first-of-its-kind roadmap detailing how stem cells become sensory interneurons -; the cells that enable sensations like touch, pain and itch.

19 Jul 2022

Review: One in every 400 adults has sought help for problem gambling

A new systematic review published today by the scientific journal Addiction has found that, globally, around one in every 400 adults (0.23% of the current general adult population) has sought help for gambling problems, either during the past 12 months or at some point in their lifetime.

14 Jul 2022

Addiction News and Research

Study isolates the changes in pain-related brain activity following mindfulness training

New Zealand nettle tree toxins hold clues for future pain medication

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

People who use high potency cannabis more likely to experience addiction, psychotic disorder

UTHSC investigators secure $2.16 million to test a new way to combat neurodegenerative disorders

NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex revealed

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as carcinogenic

Genes underlying cigarette smoking linked to the perception of pain and response to food

First-of-its-kind roadmap reveals how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Review: One in every 400 adults has sought help for problem gambling

Study finds a drop in percentage of methadone-involved overdose deaths from January 2019 to August 2021

Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion

Study determines how the emotional hub of the brain contributes to negative feelings

Tobacco-cessation program must be expanded and extended to curb smoking among prisoners

Fourth-generation vaping devices display a mix of cellular biomarkers indicative of immune suppression

New therapy approaches can help when medicine is not enough for schizophrenia and psychosis

Study uncovers a new, specific target for developing treatments for cocaine addiction

Managing smoking cessation via a healthcare system model seems better than telephone quitline

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