Gender Differences in Alcohol Use Disappearing
Females are also closing the gender gap with regard to health problems associated with alcohol consumption.
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Brain Structure Alterations Observed in Children With PTSD
Researchers used MRI to detect variations in neural connections among earthquake survivors.
Cytokine Levels May Predict SSRI Response in Children and Adolescents
Elevated cytokine levels could help to identify children who are unlikely to respond to treatment with fluoxetine.
Arbaclofen May Benefit Some Patients With Autism
Study results suggest continued study of arbaclofen for autism spectrum disorder.
Mechanism of Rapid Antidepressant Effect of Alcohol Elucidated
Acute exposure to ethanol led to antidepressant and anxiolytic behaviors in rodents for up to 24 hours.
Open-Label Placebo Treatment Reduces Chronic Pain
Even when knowing they were taking a placebo, patients still obtained relief from pain.
Traumatic Injury Not a Significant Driver for Continued Opioid Use
Researchers found only 1 percent of patients prescribed medication still took opioids one year after hospital discharge.
Smokeless Tobacco Use Associated With Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality
Compared with men who never used tobacco, those who used snus but did not smoke had a 24% higher risk of death from prostate cancer.
Strategies for Managing Physician Burnout
Effective strategies for managing physician burnout include mindfulness and stress-management training, as well as shorter workdays.
Mindfulness Meditation Alters Emotional Processing
Brief mindfulness meditation reduces difference between late positive potential response to negative high arousing, neutral stimuli.
