May 09, 2023

The following is a summary of "Cost-effectiveness of office-based buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder," published in the February 2023 issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence by Qian et al. ...

May 08, 2023

The following is a summary of "Cannabis use and sleep quality in daily life: An electronic daily diary study of adults starting cannabis for health concerns," published in the February 2023 issue of D...

May 08, 2023

To assess the efficacy and safety of mechanical bowel preparation before benign laparoscopic or vaginal gynecologic surgeries.Database searches of MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE (OVID), Cochrane Central Reg...

May 08, 2023

Longitudinal observational studies and Mendelian randomization research have obtained contradictory conclusions regarding the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) level and schizophrenia risk....

May 08, 2023

The onset of schizophrenia is associated with both genetic and environmental risks during brain development. Environmental factors during pregnancy can represent risk factors for schizophrenia, and we...

May 08, 2023

The microbiota-gut-brain axis' role in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathophysiology, and how this differs from typical ageing, is poorly understood. Presently, gut-bacterial diversity, taxonomic abundance...

May 08, 2023

The traditional Chinese medicine formula Danggui-Shaoyao-San (DSS) has been reported to have estrogen-like effects and therapeutic effects on the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).To explore whethe...

May 08, 2023

In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of Psychotics-Like Experiences according to age group and their association with psychiatric disorders through these different age-group, as well as...

May 08, 2023

Malaria, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease are vector-borne protozoal infections with a disproportionately high impact on the most fragile societies in the world, and despite malaria-focused research g...

May 04, 2023

The following is a summary of “Reduced neural functional connectivity during working memory performance in methamphetamine use disorder,” published in the February 2023 issue of Drug and Alcohol D...

May 03, 2023

The following is a summary of “Mandatory prescription drug monitoring programs and overlapping prescriptions of opioids and benzodiazepines: Evidence from Kentucky," published in the February  2023...

May 02, 2023

The following is a summary of “Smoked cannabis reduces peak cocaine plasma levels and subjective effects in a controlled drug administration study of polysubstance use in men,” published in the Fe...

May 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Amphetamines modulate fentanyl-depressed respiration in a bidirectional manner," published in the February 2023 issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence by Elder et al. ...

May 01, 2023

Antidepressants are increasingly used in children for various psychiatric disorders but also for sleep disorders such as insomnia; however, it is currently unknown how many children undergoing polysom...

May 01, 2023

Rationale Modulation of cortical excitability, in particular inhibition, is impaired in patients with schizophrenia. Chronic nicotine consumption, which is prevalent in this group, has been shown to a...

May 01, 2023

Appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal surgical emergencies worldwide; however, its causes remain poorly understood. The Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report (JADER) database is a spontaneous ...

May 01, 2023

In Japan, four different types of hypotonic infusion fluids, namely, types 1-4, are available and used depending on the patient's condition. Although branded and generic products for each type of hypo...

May 01, 2023

We investigated the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) targeted to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) on resting electroencephalographic (EEG) indices of oscillatory power...

May 01, 2023

Acute agitation is common amongst individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and represents a medical emergency. Commonly used medications for agitation, such as benzodiazepines and antipsych...

May 01, 2023

The present systematic review was aimed at critically summarizing the evidence about treatment-emergent manic/hypomanic and depressive switches during the course of bipolar disorder (BD). A systematic...