Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Leading Brain Scientist and Interim Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Mount Sinai Health SystemHighest honor recognizes outstanding contributions to science
Highest honor recognizes outstanding contributions to science
The national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid addiction, a new study finds. The data have implications for current Medicaid budget discussions.
Two HSS studies received awards from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. One looked at the prevalence of CBD use in patients scheduled for sports medicine surgery. The other compared the need for opioid medication after robotic, computer-assisted or manual hip replacement.
Rutgers University has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore why some people struggle to resist everyday temptations and how that may play a role in various mental health conditions, including addiction, depression and impulse-control problems.
Researchers from UC San Diego found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain’s response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest that MORE could be a promising tool in the fight against opioid use disorder.
Background: Motivational interviewing (MI) is frequently used to facilitate behavior change. The use of change talk during motivational interviews can predict subsequent behavior change. However, no studies have compared the informat...
Ines Ibañez-Tallon is revealing how an understudied region of the brain plays an outsized role in opioid and nicotine dependence.
How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is processed in our brain’s circuitry, offering insights for neurological disorders and brain-like AI systems.
April is designated as Alcohol Awareness Month across the nation.
Lewis University Secures $170,000 Grant to Help Addiction Counseling Students
Nearly half of Americans who smoke use menthol cigarettes that are harder to quit, driving up their health risks with every puff. Now, a new University of Michigan study will test the best way to help people who smoke menthol break that habit.
Patients hospitalized with opioid use disorders who receive addiction consultation services are significantly more likely to start medication treatment and access follow-up care when compared with patients who receive standard or usual care, a study co-led by Cedars-Sinai investigators found.
Researchers Reveal Key Brain Differences to Explain Why Ritalin Helps Improve Focus in Some More Than Others
Researchers at UC San Diego have confirmed the presence of xylazine in the illicit drug supply at the U.S.-Mexico border. While xylazine remains less common in the Western U.S., border cities serve as key trafficking hubs and may have higher rates of emerging substances.
An expert on substance use and mental disorders, the UdeM medical professor and CHU Sainte-Justine researcher begins her four-year term in July.
Hackensack Meridian Carrier Clinic, a private, not-for-profit behavioral health care hospital specializing in psychiatric and addiction treatment, was the recipient of a private grant totalling $25,000 from the Farris Foundation to expand the hospital’s Music for Recovery program.
An undergraduate student, a psychiatric researcher with over 20 years’ experience and the founder of a digital arts company are working together to bring a powerful virtual-reality-based addiction therapy to a broader audience with support from Indiana University.
Male and female rats with a chronic pain condition release different amounts of dopamine when given fentanyl because of sex hormones, according to a new study from WashU Medicine. The findings might help explain why men have higher rates of opioid use and overdose deaths.