Researcher receives $3.2 million NIH grant to study chronic opioid use, mood disorders

IMAGE: Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., is a professor in Family and Community Medicine. view more  Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University A Saint Louis University researcher has received a grant to study the pathways from chronic prescription opioid use to new onset mood disorder. Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., a professor in Family and Community Medicine, received $3,254,485…

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Suicide rates spike nationally among youth after ’13 Reasons Why’ release

A recent study revealed approximately 195 more youth suicide deaths than expected were associated with the television series “13 Reasons Why” in the nine months immediately following the series release. The study, led by Nationwide Children’s Hospital with collaborators, demonstrated that following the series release on March 31, 2017, the month of April 2017 had…

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Caffeine prevents PGE1-induced disturbances in respiratory neural control

CLEVELAND — Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital presented results of a study that investigated whether there are any deleterious effects of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) treatment on breathing and whether these effects would be prevented via pre-treatment with caffeine.…

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