Showing results for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
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$4.7 million award to help researchers prevent adolescent alcohol use
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers recently were awarded $4.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to further the study of caregiver intervention ...
Apr 18, 2024 -
Researchers discover group of genes that influence pain and brain communication can also influence alcohol use disorder risk
An estimated 16 million people in the United States have alcohol use disorders (AUDs), according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). ...
Jul 13, 2023 -
Researchers identify link between alternative gene splicing and risk of alcohol use disorder
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered alternative gene splicing, which occurs during gene expression, can impact a person’s risk of alcohol use ...
May 30, 2023 -
Protein that drives the development of alcohol-associated liver disease identified by IU researchers
Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), a complex disorder that occurs in some patients who have engaged in excessive alcohol use, is one of the leading causes ...
Apr 18, 2023 -
IU researchers receive $8.6M NIH grant renewal to study alcohol use, binge drinking
A multi-disciplinary team of Indiana University researchers is focusing their efforts on a growing public health concern: binge and “high-intensity” drinking—extreme drinking behaviors that are ...
Apr 05, 2023 -
Addiction researchers discover important brain pathway that controls binge alcohol drinking behavior
Alcohol use disorder affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, and fewer than 10 percent of people who seek treatment receive an FDA-approved therapy.
Sep 13, 2022 -
Researchers discover gene that could decrease a person’s likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person’s genes play a role in the possibility they’ll suffer from alcoholic ...
Sep 10, 2020 -
IU School of Medicine awarded $4 million grant for expansion of Addiction Psychiatry Program
A new grant is helping Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry strengthen its position as a national leader in addiction psychiatry training and ...
Jul 01, 2020