Researchers co-led by BBRF grantees have conducted a clinical test of a new way to target deep-brain stimulation (DBS)-based treatments to prevent drug craving and relapse in a patient with…
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Since the 1990s, deaths due to opioid overdoses have become a leading cause of death for Americans under age 50. While a portion of these deaths are due to recreational use of opioids, many others…
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Opioid overdose has become a public health problem of the first magnitude, identified as the cause of death in over 80,000 cases in the U.S. in 2021—about three-fourths of total deaths attributed to…
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In recent years, studies involving large numbers of individuals have identified numerous locations in the human genome where commonly occurring variations in DNA sequence are associated with…
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A clinical trial involving over 500 adults diagnosed with schizophrenia has found that by adding the drug samidorphan to the antipsychotic medicine olanzapine, it was possible to substantially reduce…
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