Using a swab inside the cheek and a sophisticated computer algorithm, a DNA test recently approved by federal regulators promises to assess genetic risk of opioid addiction. The test’s maker says ...

Are you worried your substance use is out of control? No one sets out to become addicted, and no brain malfunction causes addiction. Some substances have been so refined to maximize their rewarding ...

A test that uses a cheek swab to assess whether people have an elevated risk of becoming addicted to opioid medications received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week.

Patients now have access to a prescription genetic test that could indicate their risk of opioid use disorder (OUD) before beginning treatment with an opioid pain medication. The Food and Drug ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first test for assessing the risk of opioid use addiction in specific individuals. It is a prescription-use only genetic laboratory test intended ...

Backed by encouraging early data, researchers have started clinical studies to test if blockbuster weight loss drugs such as Wegovy can treat dementia, addiction, and other neurological conditions.

Using a swab inside the cheek and a sophisticated computer algorithm, a DNA test recently approved by federal regulators promisesto assess genetic risk of opioid addiction. The test’s maker says ...

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