Category: From Newswise – Addiction

Children who have experienced deprivation are more likely to make more impulsive choices than those who don’t and can lead to addictions in later life – research has shown.

Los cientificos de Mayo Clinic han creado modelos en miniatura de cerebros 3D creados en laboratorio a partir de celulas humanas para estudiar la adiccion a los opioides y la respuesta al tratamiento para los opioides. Como resultado, el equipo ha descubierto cambios en neuronas cerebrales especificas de personas diagnosticadas con trastorno por consumo de opioides. El nuevo estudio, publicado en Molecular Psychiatry, ayuda a clarificar un posible objetivo terapeutico y se suma al conocimiento de la via de la adiccion a los opioides. 

Cientistas da Mayo Clinic desenvolveram em laboratorio modelos 3D de cerebros em miniatura a partir de celulas humanas para estudar a dependencia de opioides e a resposta ao tratamento com essas substancias. Como resultado, a equipe descobriu alteracoes em celulas cerebrais especificas de pessoas diagnosticadas com transtorno por uso de opioides. O novo estudo, publicado na revista Molecular Psychiatry, ajuda a esclarecer um possivel alvo terapeutico e contribui para conhecer o caminho da dependencia de opioides. 

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society shows overall sales of nicotine pouches increased during 2019-2022. The data also showed sales of 8mg nicotine concentration level (highest available) products rose more rapidly than those with different concentration levels.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine posit that a region of the brain that Francis Crick thought to impart consciousness may have been incorrect: They developed a new theory — built on data — that the claustrum behaves more like a high-speed internet router, taking in executive commands from “boss” areas of the brain’s cortex that forms complex thoughts to generate “networks” in the cortex.

n intervention that teaches patients in addiction treatment how to better connect with their primary care medical team on both mental and physical health concerns resulted in long-term benefits over 5 years, including more primary care use and fewer substance-related emergency department visits, Kaiser Permanente researchers have found.

Two habits are riskier than one when it comes to surgery-related problems, according to a new study of cigarette and alcohol use before an operation. A second study shows coaching about drinking-related surgical risks in the weeks before their operation helped patients cut their drinking in half on average.

Can highly processed foods be addictive?