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Could Ozempic be used to treat addiction? Studies hint yes, but questions remain
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn animal studies, the weight-loss drug Ozempic has shown promise as an anti-addiction medicine....
Can brain ultrasound treat addiction? A cocaine study may hold answers.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSubstance use disorder afflicts many Americans - in 2021, 46.3 million people in the United States age 12 or older were addicted to alcohol or drugs such as opioids and stimulants. Now scientists ...
I tried an experimental treatment for binge eating and it worked
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBinge eating treatment: Doctors are testing deep brain stimulation to control the urge to overeat,...
Could Ozempic Be Used to Curb Addiction? Why Researchers Are Looking at This Future Option
Health via Yahoo News· 12 months agoResearchers are exploring the potential anti-addiction effects of weight loss drugs. Early studies...
Deep brain stimulation may be treatment for binge eating disorder, study suggests
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew research suggests that deep brain stimulation can tamp down the impulses that lead to binge...
Here's Exactly How Cocaine Makes You Ignore Your Basic Needs
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 months agoScientists may have figured out how addictive drugs like cocaine hijack the brain’s reward system to...
Dr. Rahul Gupta comes to WVU to highlight addiction crisis, research and prevention work
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 8—MORGANTOWN — Dr. Rahul Gupta returned to West Virginia on Thursday for a series of events addressing the state's and the nation's overdose epidemic. He came to WVU to join with various ...
New study involving deep brain stimulation introduced locally to treat substance abuse
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe opioid epidemic continues to be a critical public health issue. “Even what people think they are taking is not what they are getting. Things are laced and stronger,” said Dr. Nestor Tomycz ...