Lose the Stigma Dr Nora Volkow

Lose the Stigma Dr Nora Volkow – Dr. Nora Volkow (b. 27 March 1956 Mexico) is director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). She is the great-granddaughter of Russian revolutionary…

FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug

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… according to the National Cancer Institute. Regulators approved Xofigo based on a study of 809 men with advanced prostate cancer who received the drug or placebo. Patients taking Xofigo typically lived 14 months compared to 11.2 months for those …
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Doctors use brain scans to 'see' and measure pain

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They made a huge breakthrough in thinking about brain patterns,” said Dr. David Shurtleff, acting deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which helped sponsor the research. “We need a brain-based signature for pain. Self-report doesn't …
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Vaccine for heroin addiction promising

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"Heroin-addicted rats deprived of the drug will normally resume using it compulsively if they regain access, but our vaccine stops this from happening," George Koob, chair of the institute's addiction research group, said. Initial tests of the vaccine …
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