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Meth Overdose Deaths Surge

Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the U.S., according to a NIDA study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Infection Hinders Blood Vessel Repair after TBI

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other injuries to blood vessels in the brain, like stroke, are a leading cause of long-term disability or death. NINDS researchers have found a possible explanation for why some patients recover much more poorly from brain injury if they later become infected.

Disparities in Opioid Overdose Deaths Continue to Worsen

The opioid overdose death rate was significantly higher for non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased. These findings appeared in a new NIH study.

New Robotic Cane Offers New Direction

Equipped with a color 3-D camera, an inertial measurement sensor and its own onboard computer, a newly improved robotic cane could offer blind and visually impaired users a new way to navigate indoors.

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