Personalized Treatment for Alcohol Addiction – Markus Heilig, NIH Clinician Scientist – Read his team’s story: http://irp.nih.gov/our-research/research-in-action/addicted-to-science Markus Heilig, M.D., Ph.D., and his team pursue personalized me…

Muscle Weakness Seen in Alcoholism Linked to Mitochondrial Repair Issues

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“The finding gives insight into why chronic heavy drinking often saps muscle strength and it could also lead to new targets for medication development,” said Dr. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the NIH …
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Support for Alcoholism After Rehab? There's an App for That

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The investigators studied 349 patients with alcohol use disorder who were leaving 1 of 3 residential programs operated by 1 nonprofit treatment organization in the Midwestern United States and 2 residential programs that were also operated by a …
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