August 27, 2024 by Ellen Goldbaum, University at Buffalo Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA University at Buffalo neuroscientist whose focus is the brain’s reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery. Over the past year, this research has revealed that because exercise acts on...
News Release 14-Aug-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationIndiana University School of Medicine Between 2015 and 2019, excessive alcohol use resulted in over 140,000 deaths and 3.6 million years of potential life lost annually in the United States, making it the fourth leading cause of preventable death in the country. Despite these staggering numbers, only 4% — approximately 1.4...
August 8, 2024 by Steinar Brandslet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from nearly 6,000 smokers with cancer show that it may be easier to predict who will stop smoking than was previously thought. It is often important to get cancer patients to quit smoking, but it is not always that...
by UC Davis Credit: CC0 Public Domain A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. A paper describing the work is published Dec. 9 in Nature. “Psychedelics are some of the most powerful drugs we...
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction. This is the result of research carried out by an international team of researchers led by the Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress 3D model of Ketamine. Credit: Wikipedia A team of researchers at the University of Geneva has found that ketamine is unlikely to be addictive to people who use it for extended periods of time. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study of the impact of...
by Gareth Willmer, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine EU scientists are tapping into the virtual world of video games, VR (virtual reality) and smartphone apps to build better self-control in addiction recovery. Credit: © Halfpoint, Shutterstock Researchers developing treatments for addiction are turning to virtual reality and gaming to help patients overcome their...
by Heidelberg University Cultured neurons from the striatum of mice. Credit: Thomas Lissek / Hilmar Bading A molecular switch influences addiction behavior and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is. A research team at Heidelberg University and the Sorbonne University in Paris (France) made the discovery in mice treated with cocaine. The researchers...
By Rich Haridy February 21, 2021 A proof-of-concept study found MDMA therapy for alcohol use disorder to be safe and potentially effective at reducing drinking behaviorsfocuspocusltd/Depositphotos A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology is reporting on a landmark clinical trial exploring the potential for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in treating subjects with alcohol use disorder. The small...
by Alex Smith, Kcur Lori Pinkley, a 50-year-old from Kansas City, Mo., has struggled with puzzling chronic pain since she was 15. She has had countless disappointing visits with doctors. Some said they couldn’t help her. Others diagnosed her with everything from fibromyalgia to lipedema to the rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Pinkley has taken opioids a...
