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Now commonly called substance use disorder, addiction is a mental health condition where a person’s progressive and chronic use of drugs or alcohol leads to issues with personal relationships, the ability to work, and one’s physical health.
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News Students from Morehead State’s Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to visit Dr. Erin Calipari at the Center for Addiction Research and the Calipari Lab at Vanderbilt University on Friday, Nov. 1. Craft Academy students were exposed to the body of research […]
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Gerod Buckhalter moves to surgery at J.W. Ruby Memorial / West Virginia University Medicine Hospital for implantation of a deep brain stimulator. (Photo by WVU Photo/Greg Ellis) A surgeon has implanted electrodes in the brain of a patient suffering from severe opioid use disorder, hoping to cure the man’s […]
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MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine , today (Nov. 5) announced the launch of a first-in-the-U.S. clinical trial using deep brain stimulation for patients suffering from treatment-resistant opioid use disorder. Dr. Ali Rezai, executive chair of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, asks […]
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Credit: Pixabay Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a molecular process in brain cells that may be a major driver of drug addiction, and thus may become a target for future addiction treatments. The scientists, who published their discovery on Oct. 22 in Cell Reports, used an advanced imaging […]
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On October 29, Dr. Mark Thomas, professor of neuroscience at UMN Twin Cities, will speak on addiction at UMN Crookston’s Kiehle Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m.. All are welcome and parking is recommended in Lot G. Dr. Thomas is scientific director of the Medical Discovery Team on Addiction, […]
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Concerns over the opioid epidemic have sparked a strong scientific interest in why some people become addicted while others don’t. Now, researchers are proposing novel treatment strategies that could help prevent abuse of opioids and other substances. In a report for Psychological Science in the Public Interest , a […]
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This is a modal window. No compatible source was found for this media. The rising number of addiction and diseases has alarmed doctors. However, neuroscience has somehow found a way to explain why such an increase is seen in today’s modern society. The present age ushered in a host […]
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Three University of Iowa scientists in the Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI) have received NARSAD Young Investigator grants from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for projects focused on addiction, depression, and brain imaging. The two-year, $70,000 grants help promising young scientists launch careers in neuroscience and psychiatry, supporting either […]
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Keith Humphreys founded the Stanford Network on Addiction Policy to help bring more science to debates over drug policy. He talked to Stanford News about why he started SNAP and how it works. Psychiatrist Keith Humphreys has long taken two very different approaches to improving people’s lives. He’s a […]
