Giving personal genomic information to individuals can have a major, long-term effect on their lifestyle, researchers have found. The Finnish
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When emotional memories intrude, focusing on context could help, study finds
When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize
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Illicit opioid trade up with restrictions on hydrocodone
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2014 ruling to reschedule hydrocodone combination products coincided with an increase in illicit trading of
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When DEA cracked down on opioids, abusers moved to black market: study
(HealthDay)—Illegal opioid sales on the internet have surged in the wake of U.S. government crackdowns on prescriptions for the highly
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Researchers peer inside cells to spy on cancer’s on-off switch
Forty years after researchers first discovered it in fruit flies, a once-obscure cluster of proteins called PRC2 has become a
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Getting heart disease patients to exercise: Study says wearables could help but only if money is on the line
Combining financial incentives and personalized goal-setting with wearable devices may be an effective way of encouraging patients with heart disease
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Model examines pregnancy’s effects on opioid addiction treatment
Buprenorphine (BUP) is approved for the treatment of opioid addiction. The current dosing regimen of BUP in pregnant women is
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California on front line as STDs run rampant in US
A billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood screams out a stark warning: “drug-resistant gonorrhea alert!” The words are set against
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New insights into nicotine’s effect on reward pathways
Northwestern scientists have discovered new mechanisms used by nicotine to manipulate the brain’s reward pathway—findings which could inform the development
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Smoking: a rundown on lighting up
Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry
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