Eating disorder chat tool could improve access to care (Links to an external site)
Category: Research
Brain structure differences provide clues to substance use risks (Links to an external site)
WashU researchers found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15. The research was published in JAMA Network Open.
Vagus nerve stimulation may relieve treatment-resistant depression, study finds (Links to an external site)
By Kristen Rogers, CNN
Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network (Links to an external site)
Study advances efforts to harness drug’s mind-altering power to treat mental illness
ADHD meds may help pregnant patients control opioid use disorder (Links to an external site)
Researchers aim to provide guidance on ADHD drugs for patients with opioid use disorder
Smoking causes brain shrinkage (Links to an external site)
Findings help explain how smoking is linked to Alzheimer’s, dementia
How do toxic proteins accumulate in Alzheimer’s and other diseases? (Links to an external site)
Key steps leading to such accumulation identified; could inform new therapeutic approaches
Matthew Ellis PhD and Kevin Xu MD MPH Publish Research on Gabapentin in JAMA Psychiatry (Links to an external site)
Analysis of the real-world overdose risks associated with gabapentin makes the cut for the JAMA Most Read list.
$9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’s (Links to an external site)
Researchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements
Young people at risk (Links to an external site)
The Washington Early Recognition Center specializes in youth psychosis BY KRISTINA SAUERWEIN