National Institute On Drug Abuse
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Jeffery working with VU, VUMC and VA on substance use disorder prediction technology
Alvin Jeffery awarded $1.5M from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop artificial intelligence to predict substance use disorder through genetic information. Jeffery is the only nursing research faculty member with a dual VA appointment. Read MoreSep 1, 2022
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$8 million NIH grant awarded to Vanderbilt researchers for study of infant/child brain development
Vanderbilt faculty members Laurie Cutting and Sarah Osmundson will lead an $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of a groundbreaking, multi-institutional overview of variables influencing infant and child brain development, including substance exposure. Read MoreNov 2, 2021
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Addiction science expert Volkow to speak Aug. 29
Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, will begin the 2013-2014 Flexner Discovery Lecture Series next Thursday, Aug. 29, with a discussion of “Advances in Addiction Science.” Read MoreAug 22, 2013
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Stress circuitry key to drug relapse
Brain systems involved in the body’s stress response may drive drug relapse. Read MoreJul 22, 2011
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Early treatment reduces risk of passing HIV to partner by 96 percent
HIV-positive men and women can dramatically reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by beginning antiretroviral therapy early, new research finds. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Ecstasy associated with chronic change in brain function
Recreational Ecstasy use is associated with a chronic change in brain function, raising concerns about proposals to use it to treat post-traumatic stress and other disorders. Read MoreMay 5, 2011