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Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse is an excessively habitual partaking in drugs or alcohol. The effects of substance abuse can be harmful both mentally and physically and can lead to addictive tendencies. The most commonly abused substances are alcohol and opioids, which can cause problems such as heart and liver damage.
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APR 24, 2018Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Technology
"The ultimate goal of this work is to develop a routine, unobtrusive alcohol and drug monitoring device for patients in ...Written By: Julia TraversFEB 14, 2018Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 07, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The US Federal Government has marijuana listed as a Schedule 1 drug, in addition to heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide ( ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 25, 2017Neuroscience
Experts on schizophrenia have often pointed to the frontal and temporal region of the brain when explaining the disorder ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 21, 2017Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for ...JUN 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's only been in the past decade or so that scientists have begun to realize that there is more to sex differences than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res ...FEB 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A rare cluster of 14 cases of severe amnesia in Massachusetts has doctors and CDC officials worried and on the hunt for ...JAN 25, 2017Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 20, 2016Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people, but the disorder is notoriously difficult to treat. Ev ...NOV 01, 2016Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 20, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2016Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 16, 2016Neuroscience
Where does the ability to make a completely voluntary choice live in the brain? A recent paper published in Attention, P ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 23, 2016Cannabis Sciences
The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is controversial, with experts weighing in on both sides of the iss ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2016Health & Medicine
Acid, mushrooms, and ecstasy are all examples of psychedelics that researchers claim could help curb domestic violence.& ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 27, 2016Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 05, 2016Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se ...Written By: Cassidy Reich
APR 24, 2018
Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Technology
"The ultimate goal of this work is to develop a routine, unobtrusive alcohol and drug monitoring device for patients in
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 07, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The US Federal Government has marijuana listed as a Schedule 1 drug, in addition to heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Experts on schizophrenia have often pointed to the frontal and temporal region of the brain when explaining the disorder
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 21, 2017
Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for
...
JUN 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's only been in the past decade or so that scientists have begun to realize that there is more to sex differences than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res
...
FEB 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A rare cluster of 14 cases of severe amnesia in Massachusetts has doctors and CDC officials worried and on the hunt for
...
JAN 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 20, 2016
Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people, but the disorder is notoriously difficult to treat. Ev
...
NOV 01, 2016
Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 20, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Where does the ability to make a completely voluntary choice live in the brain? A recent paper published in Attention, P
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 23, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is controversial, with experts weighing in on both sides of the iss
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
Acid, mushrooms, and ecstasy are all examples of psychedelics that researchers claim could help curb domestic violence.&
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 27, 2016
Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich