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Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report
The perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate. view more (2009-10-16)
Gene controlling circadian rhythms linked to drug addiction, UT Southwestern researchers find
The gene that regulates the body's main biological clocks also may play a pivotal role in drug addiction, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. view more (2005-06-14)
Victims of child maltreatment more likely to perpetrate youth violence, intimate partner violence
Some people are caught in a cycle of violence, perhaps beginning with their own abuse as a child and continuing into perpetration or victimization as an adult. view more (2007-09-25)
High-tech research shows cocaine changes proteins and brain function
In the first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of individuals addicted to cocaine, researchers have uncovered novel proteins and mechanisms that may one day lead to new treatment options to fight addiction. view more (2006-11-01)
Researchers explore long-term adolescent vulnerability to drugs
As part of efforts to understand drug abuse, Georgia State University researchers are finding that adolescent rats appear to be less vulnerable to the long-term effects of withdrawal and relapse in certain types of drug use than rats that take the drugs in adulthood. view more (2009-09-17)
Gene therapy reduces cocaine use in rats
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have shown that increasing the brain level of receptors for dopamine, a pleasure-related chemical, can reduce use of cocaine by 75 percent in rats trained to self-administer it. view more (2008-04-16)
Violence from male partners associated with serious health threats to pregnant women and newborns
In the first national study of the effects of intimate partner violence on the health of women during pregnancy and the health of newborn children, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) demonstrated that violence from male partners, both in the year prior to and during a woman's pregnancy, increases her risk of serious health... view more... (2006-06-29)
New brain cells implicated in machinery of cannabinoid signaling
The brain cells called astrocytes, and not just neurons, are sensitive to the substances called cannabinoids-the active chemicals in marijuana. view more (2008-03-27)
MU researchers reveal communication tactics used by sexual predators to entrap children
A child's innocence and vulnerability presents a target for a sexual predator's abusive behavior. University of Missouri researchers are beginning to understand the communication process by which predators lure victims into a web of entrapment. This information could better equip parents and community members to prevent, or at least interrupt, the... view more... (2008-04-18)
Brain protein linked to alcoholism and anxiety
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that a protein found in the brain is genetically linked to alcoholism and anxiety. view more (2005-10-04)
Cost control measures limit patient and physician choice in psychotropic medications
A new Brandeis University study published online in Clinical Therapeutics suggests that private health plans increasingly rely on escalating copayments to manage drug costs, as opposed to administrative controls. view more (2007-03-02)
Gene variant increases risk for alcoholism following childhood abuse
Girls who suffered childhood sexual abuse are more likely to develop alcoholism later in life if they possess a particular variant of a gene involved in the body's response to stress. view more (2007-06-26)
Study examines risk for misuse of ADHD stimulant medications
A major concern regarding the use of stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents and young adults has been the risk that they will be misused or diverted to those for whom they have not been prescribed. view more (2006-03-31)
College freshmen: pain killers and stimulants less risky than cocaine; more risky than marijuana
First year college students believe that occasional nonmedical use of prescription pain killers and stimulants is less risky than cocaine, but more risky than marijuana or consuming five or more alcoholic beverages every weekend. view more (2008-09-03)
Domestic violence identified as stressor associated with smoking
Using a large population survey in India, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. The study appears in the December 11, 2007 issue of the journal Tobacco Control. view more (2007-12-20)
Community Victimises Mentally Ill - University of Ulster Survey
Mentally ill people released from hospital often face a life of harassment, violence and abuse in the community, research from the University of Ulster has revealed. view more (2002-04-30)
Treating addiction by eliminating drug-associated memories
Addicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to their own memories of prior drug use. For example, exposure to the same environment in which they commonly used drugs -- a contextual memory -- can increase their craving for the drug dramatically and can lead to relapse. view more (2009-04-23)
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry. view more (2009-05-29)
Increased Depression Risk Among US Women
Increasing prevalence of childhood violence in girls and young women in the USA could explain why women are more likely to be depressed than men in adulthood, suggest authors of a population-based study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Major depressive disorder is a significant cause of illness among women in the USA. Women are twice as likely... view more... (2001-09-12)
Treating drug-addicted doctors is good medicine
Doctors who become addicted to alcohol and other drugs can be treated successfully and returned to medical practice with the help of special programs that couple referral to treatment and monitoring with rapid responses to noncompliance, University of Florida researchers report. view more (2009-02-25)
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