The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the opioid epidemic, according to our new research, which finds that opioid overdoses increased in Pennsylvania in 2020
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A friend who’s more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens’ mental health
Teens with domineering friends are at heightened risk for mental health problems, according to our new research published in the Journal
Five ways to please picky eaters
Picky eaters can miss out on a lot of good food. Not only can it be challenging cooking for folks
Restoration of immune defense in liver disease
Patients suffering from chronic liver disease don’t respond to vaccination and are at high risk of viral infections. In these
Novel drug makes mice skinny even on sugary, fatty diet
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have developed a small-molecule
Immune signals that contribute to addiction vulnerability identified in the brain
For individuals suffering from drug addiction, certain cues—whether it’s specific people, places or things—can trigger powerful cravings for repeated use.
Readers found to rely on word spelling rather than sound in reading
Skilled readers are known to extract information not only from the word they are looking at but from the one
Non-canonical proteins as candidate targets for cancer immunotherapy
Recently published in Clinical Cancer Research, a study led by Alena Gros, Principal Investigator of the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology’s
Dry shampoo and cancer risk: What you need to know
Many people use dry shampoo in their normal routine, stretching the days between washing their hair in the shower. In
Examining the relationship between road traffic accidents and mobile phone addiction
Research published in the International Journal of Vehicle Safety looks at the relationship between mobile phone addiction and road traffic accidents in