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News for Healthier Living
Aligning Genomic Data and Real-World Clinical Health Records Identifies Medications That Could Potentially Be Repurposed for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
A novel approach has identified drugs in current use that could be repurposed for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). In 2023, 28 million US adults had experienced AUD in the past year. But only three medications are approved by the FDA to treat the condition. Those drugs have uneven effectiveness, and health care providers' lack of familiarity with them contributes to low use. The cost of developing a new drug is $1-3 billion, but repurposing other medications with known safety profiles--a route that historically relied on clinical observation and chance discoveries--would be dramatically less expensive. The increasing availability of large databanks facilitates computational approaches that can efficiently screen for promising medication uses.
March 11, 2026
March 11 2026 - New Program in Stress, Adversity, and Trauma Launched at Yale Child Study Center
- Declines In Cervical Cancer Incidence In U.S. Varied Substantially By State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates, New ACS Study Finds
- AAN Issues Guidance on the Use of Wearable Devices
- In Former College Athletes, More Concussions Associated with Worse Brain Health
- Study Links State Taxes to COVID Lockdown Decisions
- Johns Hopkins Scientists Engineer Nanoparticles Able to Seek and Destroy Diseased Immune Cells
- FDA May Allow Some Flavored Vapes Aimed at Adults
- FDA Approves Drug for Rare Brain Disorder, Not Autism
- Dark Sweet Cherries May Help Slow Aggressive Breast Cancer, Mouse Study Suggests
- Adults with Concurrent Hearing and Vision Loss Report Barriers and Challenges in Navigating Complex, Everyday Environments
- Medical Debt Associated with Deferring Dental, Medical, and Mental Health Care
- Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Differs Sharply Across Rural US Regions
- ADHD, Social Confidence, and Risk of Alcohol Problems
- Aligning Genomic Data and Real-World Clinical Health Records Identifies Medications That Could Potentially Be Repurposed for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
- Machine Learning Models Analyze a Mass of Complex Data to Pick Out Key Predictors of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Cannabis
- 16-Year Study Finds Major Health Burden in Single-Ventricle Heart
- Multilingualism Might Not Aid Brain Aging, Researcher Argues
- Preclinical Canine Osteosarcoma Results: Histotripsy Preserves Bone Integrity
- Repealing Motorcycle Helmet Laws Leads to More Severe Crashes, Millions in Added Treatment Costs
- Early Clinical Results: Sonodynamic Therapy is Safe and Well-Tolerated in High-Grade Gliomas
- Physical Therapy Costs Vary Widely In U.S., Study Finds
- Lowering Parents' Stress Can Reduce Risk Of Childhood Obesity
- Cell Death in Photoreceptor Cells Is Reversible, Study Finds
- Why Childhood Cavities May Predict Adult Heart Disease
- 15-Year Study Shows Sharp Rise in Depression Among U.S. College Students
- Human Moral Agency Irreplaceable in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
- Telehealth Visits May Help Breast Cancer Patients Stay on Treatment
- 6 Qualities to Look for in a Pediatric Eating Disorders Program
- Corpses Leave Clues Behind in the Soil Long After They're Gone
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- Hidden Blood Mutations May Be Driving Severe IBD -- IU Team Uncovers New Treatment Target
- Lancet Health study: Climate Change Could Add Billions of Anxiety and Depression Days in the U.S.
- New Study Offers Strong Evidence of Elevated Heart Failure Risk in Adults with Prediabetes, Hypertension and Subclinical Heart Injury or Stress
- Leading Public Health Experts Urge Federal Court to Block HHS Policy Restricting Immigrants' Access to Essential Health Programs
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- Why 'Being Squeezed' Helps Breast Cancer Cells to Thrive
- Dark Sweet Cherries Against Breast Cancer
- Lymphoma Study Shows Increased Malaria Risk with Rituximab Treatment
- Innovative Network Mapping Combined with Community Driven Initiatives Strengthen HIV Prevention and Care in the Carolinas
- UNC Vietnam Publishes Landmark Findings: A Tailored Implementation Approach Improves HIV Intervention for People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
- Study Shows Clear Link Between Alcohol Use and Poor HIV Outcomes After Prison Release
- New ACP Papers Say Health Care Must Be More Accessible and Inclusive for Patients and Physicians with Disabilities
- JMIR News and Perspectives: Combating Misinformation, Burnout, and Environmental Hazards
- 'Fibermaxxing' Trend Encourages People To Eat More Fiber
- That Stressful Person in Your Life Might Be Aging You Faster, Study Finds
- FDA Vaccine Chief Dr. Vinay Prasad Exiting Role
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- Many Seniors Gain Physical, Mental Fitness As They Age, Study Finds
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- Weighted Vests Help Keep Bones Strong — But Only If Seniors Stay Active
- New Houston Methodist Study Shows How AI Can Assist Clinicians in Identifying High-Risk Patients with Bloodstream Infection and Offer Better Chance of Survival
- Illicit Drugs Raise Stroke Risk, Even for Younger Adults
- Small Drop In Measles Vaccinations Tied to Big Jump In Cases
- UV Air Filters Cut Airborne Asthma Triggers, Study Finds
- A Radical Solution: Persistent Phenoxyl Chemistry Accelerates Antibiotic Degradation
- Study Finds Link Between COVID Response, State Tax Policies
- Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
- A Molecular 'Self-Destruct Button' Found in Brain Tumors
- Many Patients Want to Talk About Their Faith. Neurologists Often Don't Know How
- Taiwan Researchers Develop Fluorescent Imaging That Could Make Tumor-Guided Surgery Easier to Adopt
- UNC Researchers Call for Health Data to Be Governed as a Public Utility
- Bright Idea: Drug Infusion Lights Up Small Lung Cancer Tumors to Guide Complex Surgery
- Less Trippy, More Therapeutic 'Magic Mushrooms'
- Research Tip Sheet: Immunity, Cancer Wasting, Eye Disease
- Rutgers Develops New Tool For Examining Cancer Genomic Data That Could Improve Treatment
- Human Intestinal Cell Model Enables Precise Detection of Drug-Induced Barrier Damage
March 8 2026March 7 2026March 6 2026March 5 2026March 4 2026 - Study Reveals How Lungs Age and Offers Targets for Preventing Disease
- Autoimmune Awareness Month: Why Awareness Matters
- Glucose Drives STAT3 Activation in Colorectal Cancer Cells, Leading to Tumor Growth
- GI Cancers to Double by 2050
- Batten Down the Hatches: Spring Allergies Are Headed this Way
- Johns Hopkins Investigators Create Open Source Database to More Easily Study Cancer Cells, Patient Experience on Large Scale
- Functional Photoacoustic Microscopy Reaches Super-Resolution by Tracking Red Blood Cells
- The Medical Minute: Latest Treatments Help Ease Essential Tremor Symptoms
- The New Faces of Colon Cancer
- Your Lifestyle Trajectory Greatly Influences Your Weight, Study Says
- FSU Researchers Show Increased Dietary Folic Acid Can Prevent Peripheral Neuropathy in Models of Type 2 Diabetes
- Moffitt Study Identifies Distinct Tumor-Immune Ecologies That Predict Immunotherapy Response in Lung Cancer
- AI-Based Liquid Biopsy May Detect Liver Fibrosis, Cirrhosis and Chronic Disease Signals
- Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Hidden Brain Map That May Improve Epilepsy Care
- Q&A: How the Dobbs Decision and Abortion Restrictions Changed Where Medical Students Apply to Residency Programs
- GLP-1 Medications Get at the Heart of Addiction: Study
- First Gene Regulation Clinical Trials for Epilepsy Show Promising Results
- Study: Football Associated with Nearly One in Five Brain Injuries in Youth Sports
- In MS, Wearable Sensors May Help Identify People at Risk of Worsening Disability
- Review of U.S. Measles Elimination Status Delayed Until November
- Your Furry Roommate May Be Affecting The Air You Breathe
- About 81,000 Baby Monitors Recalled Over Possible Fire Risk
- UCLA Researchers Engineer CAR-T Cells to Target Hard-to-Treat Solid Tumors
- Two Days of Oatmeal May Lower Cholesterol, Study Finds
- Early Sports Specialization Linked To Increased Injury Risk
- More Kids, Teens Injured In E-Bike Wrecks, Study Finds
- Exercise Boosts Quality of Life During Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
- Colorectal Cancer Rates Shifting to Younger Groups as Rectal Cancer Rates Spike
- Lithium Might Slow Brain Decline Among Seniors, Pilot Study Shows
- Brain Chemical Provides A 'Pep In Your Step,' Experiment Shows
- Mayo Clinic Researchers Link Parkinson's-Related Protein to Faster Alzheimer's Progression in Women
- American College of Surgeons Releases First-Ever Workplace Standards Framework
- New Analysis Shows Rising Attrition in Every Radiology Subspecialty, 2014-2022
- Good Samaritan or Bad: Research Supports a More Nuanced View of IMF Reforms
- Electroacupuncture Calms Neuronal Stress to Restore Movement After Spinal Cord Injury
- A Dual-Targeted Nanotherapy Rewrites the Rules of Diabetic Wound Repair
- A 3D Culture Platform Unlocks Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Fibrotic Skin Repair
- From Gut to Lung: A Microbial Signal That Strengthens Early Immune Defense
- A Lifetime of Dedication: Hackensack Neurology Chair's Foundational Work Paves Way for EUR1 Million Breakthrough in Rare Disease Research
- How Disabling a Single Immune Regulator Helps the Body Recover From Sepsis
- A Shape-Shifting Scaffold That Fights Infection and Rebuilds Bone
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles Among Seven U.S. Centers in New Study of Oxygen Therapy for Sleep Apnea in Children with Down Syndrome
March 3 2026March 2 2026 - HMH Emerge Program Announces Winners of 2025 Pitch Competition
- How To Reset Your Circadian Rhythm
- Cell-Free DNA Offers Early Warning for Bloodstream Infections in Kids with Leukemia
- Talking Tumors and Precision CAR T Attacks: Penn Medicine Benchmarks
- New Study Demonstrates Universal Newborn cCMV Screening Leads to Earlier Detection and Increased Identification of Mild Hearing Loss
- From a Simple Email to a Life-Saving Discovery: Kathleen's Journey of Proactive Healthy
- GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Comparably Effective for Patients Across Age, Race, and Starting Weight
- Gaps in Lung Cancer Treatment Persist, Yale Study Finds
- New Jersey Becomes a Rising Regional Hub for Abortion Care
- Catch It Early, Change the Outcome: The Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening
- The Research that Got Sick Veterans Treatment
- RWJBarnabas Health's Children's Specialized Hospital Offers IncludED Service to Help Organizations Strengthen Disability Accessibility and Inclusion
- Catch It Early, Change the Outcome: The Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Neuroscience + Arts Take Center Stage in Health and Wellness
- ACP Advises All Adults 75 or Older Get a Protein Subunit RSV Vaccine
- Breast MRI May Offer Added Benefit for Women with Very Dense Breasts and High Cancer Risk
- Metformin and Ursodeoxycholic Acid Both Fail to Improve Long COVID Recovery in New Clinical Trial
- FDA To Offer Cash Bonuses for Faster Drug Reviews
- U.S. Tops 1,100 Measles Cases This Year as Outbreaks Grow
- Newer Groundwater Associated with Higher Risk of Parkinson's Disease
- Where Are the Doctors? Patients Leading the Conversation on TikTok About Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Skin of Color
- HSS Reports Results of Key Studies on Targeted Medication Use in Joint Replacement Surgery
- Chocolate Male Supplement Recalled Over Hidden Erectile Dysfunction Drug
- New Drug Could Boost Efforts to Wipe Out Sleeping Sickness
- No Matter Your Age, Don't Ignore These Colorectal Cancer Symptoms, Surgeons Say
- Telemedicine Visits Cost Five Times Less Than In-Clinic Care
- GLP-1 Drugs Might Ease Chronic Migraine, Study Says
- Blood Test Reveals Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
- Hormone Therapy Might Be Unnecessary For Some Prostate Cancer Patients
- Urban Traffic Noise Disrupts Sleep, Affects Heart Health After One Night
- Benzodiazepine Use Down In U.S., But OD Risk Remains, Study Says
- Repeal of Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws Linked to 26% Increase in Crash-Related Hospital Costs
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- New Research: Rectal Cancer Incidence Rising After Decades of Decline as Colorectal Cancer Shifts Toward Younger Generations
- New Urologic Sciences Division Bridges Research and Clinical Excellence
- Key International Mpox Trial Finds No Clinical Benefit from Tecovirimat
- Study: 1 Dose of Non-Prescribed Adderall Raises Blood Pressure, Heart Rate in Healthy Young Adults
- Engineered Immune Cells Show Promise Against Brain Metastases in Preclinical Study
- Taiwanese Researchers Develop a Faster, Non-Genetically Modified Way to Grow Viruses
for Animal Vaccines
March 1 2026February 28 2026February 27 2026February 26 2026 - Trust Your Gut to Heal Your Brain
- Some Infant Formula Fats May Contribute to Early Liver Disease, Study Finds
- Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Face Higher Bleeding Risks When Treated with 2 Common Medications
- A Look at the Latest Progress in Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Research
- UAlbany Researchers Develop New Laser Technique to Test mRNA-Based Therapeutics
- Cigarette Smoke Accelerates Eye Aging Via Epigenetic Changes, Johns Hopkins Medicine Study Finds
- NEI Scientists Develop "Digital Twin" Of Eye Cells To Understand And Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Long-Living Wild Mouse May Hold Secret to Healthy Aging
- Nation Divided? Not on Health Care Reform--New Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Solutions National Survey Finds Broad Support for Eliminating Health Inequities
- First-Ever in-Utero Stem Cell Therapy for Fetal Spina Bifida Repair Is Safe, Study Finds
- Ketamine: How Yale Redefined Depression Treatment
- How Cells Communicate: Decoding the Machinery of Vesicle Transport
- America's First X-Ray: How Yale Advanced Medical Imaging
- RNA, Reimagined: The Nobel Discovery That Still Shapes Science Today
- Bullseye: How Yale Researchers Identified Lyme Disease
- Study Reveals Extensive Benefits of Emergency Department Clinical Trials
- Using Machine Learning to Develop Personalized Vaccines for Cancer
- Stigma to Science: Yale's Role in Changing Our Understanding of Obesity and Its Treatment
- The Emotional Impact of External Fixators
- Novel Breast Cancer Targets Identified via Multi-Omics Analysis
- Study Finds More Parents Saying 'No' to Vitamin K, Putting Babies' Brains at Risk
- Democrat-Led States Sue Trump Administration Over Cuts to Childhood Vaccine Schedule
- CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel To Revisit COVID Shot Safety Next Month
- Frozen Blueberry Recall Issued Across Four States for Listeria
- Scientists Map How Aging Reshapes Cells Across the Entire Mammalian Body
- Could Drone-Delivered Defibrillators Save Lives?
- Inflammation Linked To Brain Damage, Memory Problems Among Football Players
- Disasters Can Affect Mental Health A Decade Later, Review Finds
- AI Chatbots Can Contribute To Worsening Mental Illness, Study Finds
- Early Birds, Active Folks Less Likely To Develop ALS
- Study Highlights Unique Parenting Struggles of Younger Patients With Heart Disease
- Newborns Exposed to More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than Once Thought
- Hormone Therapy May Not Benefit Most Men Receiving Radiotherapy After Prostate Surgery, UCLA Study Finds
- Study: Cancer's Clues in the Bloodstream Reveal the Role Androgen Receptor Alterations Play in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Researchers Develop Cognitive Tool Kit Enabling Early Alzheimer's Detection in Mandarin Chinese
- Are Tau PET Scans "Lighting Up" Too Much of the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease?
- New Treatment May Dramatically Improve Survival for Those with Deadly Brain Cancer
- Study: Exercise During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Measurably Improves Quality of Life
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