Entries for May 2010

Past research shows that the adult brain can produce new neurons, and a new animal study shows how manipulating neuron production could provide the basis for addiction treatment.
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Nine of the 10 leading causes of death in Alaska -- all but Alzheimer's disease -- include alcohol, tobacco or other drug addiction as an underlying cause.
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Less than half of U.S. addiction-treatment programs screen for infectious diseases like HIV, hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis, despite the fact that people with addictions have higher rates of all these diseases than the general public.
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