Using fMRI to Treat Substance Abuse and Chronic Pain

Published February 2, 2013

Using fMRI to treat substance abuse and chronic pain – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, will be using stimulus funds to see if real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging could be used to help relieve the agony that people experience as they try to free themselves of substance abuse. Now, thanks to the national economic stimulus program, Mackey will receive 1559 over the next two years to expand upon his earlier work, using fMRI to register how blood flow to the brain may change under different circumstances.

If you are impulsive, take modafinil and count to 10

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Philadelphia, PA, February 1, 2013 – Poor impulse control contributes to one's inability to control the consumption of rewarding substances, like food, alcohol, and other drugs. This can lead to the development of addiction. FDA-approved … A new …
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Prevention Does the Body (and America's Wallet) Good

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In the report, the recommendations are paired with examples happening across the country and include preventive initiatives that target health concerns, including asthma, diabetes, prescription drug abuse, childhood obesity, physical (in)activity and …
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