Opioid Relapse: Brain Circuit Discovery at WSU

The opioid crisis continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, with over 79,000 deaths in the US in 2023 alone. While detoxification programs offer a crucial first step, the high relapse rate – nearly 60% within a week and 77% within six months without medication-assisted treatment – underscores the desperate need for interventions that … Read more

Supportive Marriage & Obesity: Oxytocin Brain-Gut Link

It is a long-held axiom in public health that loneliness kills, with mortality risks often compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. However, new data published in the journal Gut Microbes suggests that the absence of meaningful social connection does not just affect mental health—it physically rewires the body’s metabolic machinery to favor obesity. For … Read more