AARP and Leading Research Organizations Announced Risk Factors of Dementia Research Findings
On Nov. 15, 2024, the AARP, the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative (AD Data Initiative), and the Institute for…
Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder share similar gene expression patterns
On Nov. 5, 2024, Scripps research scientists reported they have shown that Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder (AUD)…
Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer
On Oct. 29, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2…
Know Labs Sensor Technology in Steering Wheels Could Curb Impaired Driving
On Oct. 16, 2024, Know Labs in Seattle announced that it had retained The Stanbridge Group to secure…
Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050
On Aug. 15, 2024, a study published in the journal Cancer projected an alarming increase in cancer cases and deaths…
FDA approved first treatment for patients with liver scarring due to fatty liver disease
On Mar. 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for the treatment…
JAMA reported alcohol related deaths due to excessive alcohol use among US adults 2015 to 2019
On Nov. 1, 2022, study results published in JAMA found that estimates in this cross-sectional study of 694,660…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH
New gene associated with reduced risk for cirrhosis
On Aug. 31, 2020, an international team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced…
Researchers at UCSD School of Medicine successfully applied phage therapy in mice to treat alcohol-related liver disease
On Nov. 13, 2019, researchers at University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine announced that they…
The U.S. Surgeon General issued landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
On Nov. 17, 2016, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs,…
OHSU-led consortium awarded $21 million grant to study alcoholism, stress
On Mar. 8, 2012, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a five-year, $21 million…
OHSU-Led alcohol research consortium received $24 million NIAAA grant
On Mar. 20, 2007, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced a five-year, $24 million…
The Pearson Center for Research on Alcoholism and Addiction was established at the Scripps Research Institute
On Dec. 15, 2003, the Pearson Center for Research on Alcoholism and Addiction was established at the Scripps…
Biotechnology | CDC | Disease
The CDC established Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Unit in Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the National Center for Environmental Health
In 1993, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Unit in…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Herbert C. Brown
In 1981, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Herbert C. Brown ‘for his numerous contributions…
The city of Seattle created a locked ward for TB sufferers who deny treatment
In 1949, to help stem the spread of tuberculosis, the city of Seattle created a locked ward for…
Rolla Neil Harger invented the the drunkometer
In 1938, Rolla Neil Harger of Indiana University School of Medicine collaborated with Robert Borkenstein of the Indiana…
Lawrence Kolb reported a series of studies on innovative treatment for drug addicts
In 1935, Lawrence Kolb, dean of the country’s addiction researchers, reported a series of studies on innovative treatment…
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The first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in Ladies’ Home Journal
In 1913, the first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in the popular women’s magazine (Ladies’…