New medication shows promise against liver fibrosis in animal studies
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A new drug developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health limits the progression of liver fibrosis in mice, a hopeful advance against a condition for which there is no current treatment and that often leads to serious liver disease in people with chronic alcoholism and other common diseases. < /div > < div > < /div > < div > < /div > < /div > (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 29, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Dr. Koob Receives French Legion of Honor
< div class= " main-content " > < p > In recognition of his contribution to the development of scientific collaborations between France and the United States, George F. Koob, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has received the insignia of Chevalier de la L égion d’honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) from the government of France. The award ceremony took place on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at the Washington, D.C., residence of French Ambassador Gerard Araud, who presented the award to Dr. < /p > < /div > (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 26, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress
Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified brain patterns in humans that appear to underlie “resilient coping,” the healthy emotional and behavioral responses to stress that help some people handle stressful situations better than others. People encounter stressful situations and stimuli everywhere, every day, and studies have shown that long-term stress can contribute to a broad array of health problems. However, some people cope with stress better than others, and scientists have long wondered why. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 19, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Spectrum: Researchers harness power of magnets to study brain receptors
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Source: NIAAA News - July 18, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Spectrum: Researchers harness power of magnets to study brain receptors
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Source: NIAAA News - July 18, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Spectrum: New NESARC data providing key information on prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse
The NIAAA-sponsored National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions–III (NESARC–III), conducted from 2012 to 2013, is the newest wave of the largest study ever conducted on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and disorders; related risk factors; and associated physical and mental disabilities. With data on more than 36,000 U.S. adults, NESARC–III promises to be a primary source of information for scientists throughout the United States, many of whom used earlier NESARC data in hundreds of studies across multiple disciplines and disease areas. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 13, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH issues new funding opportunities for research to improve treatment outcomes for substance use disorders
The Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN) has published two Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) on "Target Assessment, Engagement and Data Replicability to Improve Substance Use Disorders Treatment Outcomes (R33) and (R21/R33).
Areas supported by this FOA include research to generate and conduct preliminary tests of targeted addiction treatment to address multiple substances, which may include alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD).
For details, please see the links below. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 1, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Spectrum: SALIS " Digs " Project Makes NIAAA Monographs and Other References Widely Available
< div class= " main-content " > < p > The Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS), in partnership with NIAAA and a nonprofit digital library called the Internet Archive (IA), are working to digitize the literature of the alcohol-and-other-drugs field that is not already available online —specifically, books and government documents. < /p > < /div > (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 1, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Spectrum: SALIS "Digs" Project Makes NIAAA Monographs and Other References Widely Available
The Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS), in partnership with NIAAA and a nonprofit digital library called the Internet Archive (IA), are working to digitize the literature of the alcohol-and-other-drugs field that is not already available online—specifically, books and government documents. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 1, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
In Memoriam: Dr. Loren (Larry) Parsons
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Source: NIAAA News - June 29, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Chronic Plus Binge: A Better Model of Alcohol Abuse; Watch the NIH IRP Video
Above: Dr. Bin Gao, Chief of the Laboratory of Liver Diseases in the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research (DICBR), NIAAA. (Credit: NIH IRP)
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Source: NIAAA News - June 29, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
