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Category: Research

Eating disorder chat tool could improve access to care (Links to an external site)

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

Brain structure differences provide clues to substance use risks (Links to an external site)

January 22, 2025

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)

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

By Kristen Rogers, CNN

Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network (Links to an external site)

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
The Brain on Psilocybin

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)

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

Researchers aim to provide guidance on ADHD drugs for patients with opioid use disorder

Smoking causes brain shrinkage (Links to an external site)

December 13, 2023January 24, 2024

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)

September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

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)

September 6, 2023September 18, 2023

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)

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Researchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements

Young people at risk (Links to an external site)

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

The Washington Early Recognition Center specializes in youth psychosis BY KRISTINA SAUERWEIN

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