NIAAA-funded P50 Alcohol Research Center with a focus on treatment implications embracing multidisciplinary and translational research
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New research alert 🚨 How can we make clinical trials for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) more effective?
A study just out in Alcohol,Clinical, and experimental research by Hoffman et al. (2026) analyzed data from 5 major trials to find what predicts better outcomes 🧵👇
🚨 New paper! With our clinical collaborators, we used EEG to look at how people with AUD respond to reward-predicting cues. Two distinct profiles emerged, echoing "sign-tracking" in animals! 🧠 interesting finding: no link to candy eaten or drinking. Out now!
Another highlight: alcohol images triggered a robust early P300 response (but little LPP), regardless of drinking level! 🍷 Next up: cues that predict alcohol itself, other rewards, and relapse & treatment outcomes. Exciting questions ahead! 🔬
#neuroscience #alcoholresearch
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Postdoc opening in alcohol research at MUSC! The NIAAA T32 emphasizes mentorship & career development with 14 mentors studying how social drinking transitions to compulsive, harmful alcohol use. Charleston's not bad either🌴Below is the link, scroll down to MUSC!
Postdoc opening in alcohol research at MUSC! The NIAAA T32 emphasizes mentorship & career development with 14 mentors studying how social drinking transitions to compulsive, harmful alcohol use. Charleston's not bad either🌴Below is the link, scroll down to MUSC!
Check out this new paper from the Alcohol Research Center at MUSC! “Proving the neurochrmical mechanisms of rTMS for AUD” is a first look into what TMS actually does to brain chemistry in alcohol use disorder.
#alcoholusedisorder #research #TMS #science
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Click the link below to read the full article
doi.org/10.1038/s413...
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Hey #RSA2026, we have open #postdoc slots on our #NIAAA T32 training grant - apply now!!!
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Brain Connectivity & Dual Diagnosis 🧠
New research from MUSC ARC clinical colleagues! @jimprisciandaro Looking at a deep dive into the brain’s wiring in individuals with Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
#neuroscience #bipolar #alcoholusedisorder
3. The Urgency Factor
These brain patterns were specifically linked to higher levels of impulsivity and obsessive-compulsive alcohol craving
#neuroscience #brain #alcoholusedisorder #bipolar #research
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This suggest that BD and AUD is a unique neurobiological state
Read the full paper to learn more! 🧠🔬
#neuroscience #brain #alcoholusedisorder #bipolar #research
nature.com/articles/s41386-0…
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Thats the end of #alcoholawarenessmonth Thank you for following along as we dive into the neurobiology, metabolism, and social science behind alcohol. Knowledge is the best tool we have making healthy choices.
Comment below 👇 which fact from this month surprised you the most 🧬
30) Alcohol triggers a dopamine release, but it doesn’t create new dopamine. It borrows from the next day -this is why you might feel “the blues” or extra anxious the day after. Your brain is literally waiting for its dopamine stores to refill 🧬
#AlcoholAwarenessMonth
29) chronic drinking can lead to physical shrinking of the brains volume (especially in the front cortex) The cool part? If you stop drinking, the brain shows remarkable neuroplasticity and starts to regain some of that volume back within weeks to months
#alcoholawarenessmonth
28) The 10% Rule 😮💨 only about 99% of alcohol is metabolized by your liver. The other 10% is eliminated though your breath, sweat, and urine. This is why you can actually smell alcohol on someone - it’s literally escaping though their skin and lungs! 🫁
#alcoholawarenessmonth
27) The Rodent Paradox: rodents almost always choose social interaction over drugs like cocaine or heroin 🐁 but alcohol is the only substance where they will sometimes choose the drug over a social partner. It’s a unique social hijacker #addictionresearch
#alcoholawarenessmonth