Postdoc opportunity: In collaboration with Yavin Shaham and with NIH funding, we are recruiting a postdoc with background in the addiction field to understand circuit and epigenetic changes in protracted withdrawal and relapse. Barcoding, epigenetics, and behavior. RT and apply!

Do teens accurately know how many of their peers post alcohol content to social media? Do alcohol-related posts relate to alcohol attitudes or behaviors? Jacqueline Nesi, PhD, Tim Janssen, @KristieJ_Brown and I examine these ?s in a new paper in Alcohol Research. doi.org/10.1111/acer.1…

Thanks so much Leon Harris Leon Harris for featuring our work - it was a distinguished pleasure talking with you!! nbcwashington.com/news/health/do…

Congratulations, Salvatore Giorgi! 🌟🌟🌟

The reason why ChatGPT is so exciting is it’s the exact right form factor for demonstrating how AI could become a useful assistant for nearly every type of work. We’ve gone from theoretical to practical overnight.

ChatGPT will likely play out exactly as innovator’s dilemma suggests. To an expert in any given field, it has worse answers. But most people don’t have access to experts for everything, so it actually is a productivity boost to everyone else.

News: Alzheimer’s progression in Down syndrome appears similar to other genetic, early onset forms of the disease dlvr.it/SfGFy7

Why does #NIH invest in #GlobalHealth research? Because it protects individual well-being, national security, and supports scientific expertise in the US. Read more about global health research at NIH's Fogarty International Center. directorsblog.nih.gov/2022/12/13/thi…

News: Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder saw marked increase between 2011 to 2022 dlvr.it/SfJ5Fm

Repeated drug use changes the brain, making addiction hard to overcome. @NIHendaddiction research out of WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is testing deep brain stimulation for patients with #OpioidUseDisorder that has not responded to other treatments. bit.ly/3Uhofc9

"Delicious, and so fast and easy! Definitely a weeknight winner." This recipe for Crispy Gnocchi With Burst Tomatoes and Mozzarella has almost 7,000 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews. nyti.ms/3YaUfC7

The Atlantic: The Obvious Answer to Homelessness. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Love the data visualization

Annually, physicians spend 52 hours just logging in to EHR systems.

⚡️ Are people with mental health issues more likely to have drug or alcohol problems? The answer and other FAQs from teens in our recap of January’s #NDAFW Twitter chat. x.com/i/moments/9581…

NIDA Deputy Director Dr. Wilson M. Compton spoke at a congressional roundtable focused on practical public health strategies to combat the opioid epidemic and eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat this week.

How smartphones and social media can steal childhood bloom.bg/2riG3bq

Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the center of Facebook's data controversy, has shut down all operations #tictocnews bloom.bg/2FGvioC