FDA Proposes Nicotine Limits on Combustible Tobacco Products
Proposal suggests lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes and other tobacco products to minimally or nonaddictive levels
Job Strain Tied to New Sleep Disturbances Over Time
Measures of continuous formulations quantifying job strain show best performance
Preventive Interventions Effective for Subthreshold Depressive Symptoms
Review shows benefit for cutting risk for onset of major depressive disorder by 42 percent
Sex Disparities Identified in Natural History of Tourette Syndrome
Compared with males, females have lower odds of being formally diagnosed, have later age at symptom onset and diagnosis
Dementia Prevalence Projected to Increase From 2020 to 2060
Number of U.S. adults who will develop dementia each year projected to increase from ~514,000 to 1 million; lifetime risk is 42 percent after 55 years of age
2015 to 2022 Saw Rise in Ketamine Use
Association with depression attenuated in later years, while new sociodemographic risk factors emerged
Incentives Aid Smoking Cessation Across Populations
Review findings include benefits for pregnant women
Global Study Reveals High Rates of Sexual Violence Against Children
Rates of lifetime completed forced sexual intercourse and past-year violence were higher for girls than boys
Adding Depression, Anxiety Measures to CVD Prediction Model Has Little Impact
Inclusion of all mental health measures yields very modest increase in C-index and specificity, with no change in sensitivity
Candidate Genetic Variants Have Minimal Impact on Opioid Addiction Risk
Fifteen candidate genes account for only 0.40 percent of variation in opioid use disorder risk