A new study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine found that CUD diagnoses rose substantially across all age, race/ethnicity, and comorbidity subgroups nationwide from 2000 to 2022. These diagnoses were consistently higher among people living with HIV, compared to people living without HIV, and people over 65 experienced the greatest relative increase. 

Dennis Jones, PhD, assistant professor of pathology & laboratory medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, has received the 2026 Cotran Early Career Investigator award from the American Society for Investigative Pathology. The honor recognizes early career investigators who direct independent experimental pathology research programs that are focused on improvement of the understanding of the conceptual basis of disease.

Infamous for their environmental persistence and potential links to health conditions, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are being discovered in unexpected places, including beer. Researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology tested beers brewed in different areas around the U.S. for these substances. They found that beers produced in parts of the country with known PFAS-contaminated water sources showed the highest levels of forever chemicals.