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Julio Nunes, MD, psychiatry resident; Jeremy Weleff, DO, instructor of psychiatry, and Joao De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry are co-authors of a review in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology that explores the possible role of psychedelics in the management of chronic pain and opioid use disorder.

Marina Picciotto, PhD, Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology, spoke to News 12 Connecticut about her research into nicotine addiction. Picciotto is affiliated with the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS).

The AACR Annual Meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community, where scientists, clinicians, other health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates gather to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine. From population science and prevention; to cancer biology, translational, and clinical studies; to survivorship and advocacy; the AACR Annual Meeting highlights the work of the best minds in cancer research from institutions all over the world.

Henrique Oliva, MD, PhD, postdoctoral associate; Gustavo A. Angarita, MD, MHS, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Yale colleagues conducted comprehensive meta-analysis on spine density as it relates to substance use. The findings were published in Molecular Psychiatry.

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians and scientists will share new data for breakthrough and emerging cancer treatments as well as new discoveries in obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers in early April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

Population aging constitutes a crucial driver for future heat- and cold-related deaths.

Grace Kong, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is co-editor of a special issue of Nicotine Tobacco Research titled, “Advances in Social Media Research to Reduce Tobacco Use Supplement.”

Marina Picciotto, PhD, Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology, spoke to News 12 Connecticut about medications that can help women quit smoking.

Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry and an expert in the area of adolescent tobacco use, spoke to Colorado Public Radio about the effects of nicotine on the teen brain.