Metabolic networks provide clues about the earliest stages of enzyme evolution

The enzymes found in modern organisms are complex proteins, often with multiple folded substructures and specialized ...
The Commonwealth Fund

Overdose Mortality from a Global Perspective: Why Are Rates Falling?

Despite still having the highest rate of overdose deaths, the U.S. and several countries have seen a decrease in overdose ...
Whole Foods Magazine

Fermented Foods vs. Probiotics: Understanding the Difference

Popular media will sometimes refer to fermented foods and beverages interchangeably with probiotics. They are not the same. Rather, fermented products and probiotics are distinct groups within food ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT’s first state-funded methadone vans expand access to treatment

Mobile methadone units did not exist in Connecticut when Frankie DeJesus started his recovery in 2012. He wishes they did. DeJesus, a recovery support specialist for Community Health Resources, has ...
STAT

Two years after rules overhaul, have methadone clinics really changed?

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

‘Whole Person Health’: Inside Weill Cornell Medicine’s Research in Integrated Opioid Use Disorder Care

More than 806,000 Americans have died from opioid overdose since the opioid epidemic began in the 1990s. Effective opioid use disorder treatments exist, and ensuring that patients can access care ...